The history of short-tailed whip scorpions: changes in body size and flagellum shape in Schizomida [PDF]
Representatives of Schizomida, known as short-tailed whip scorpions, are an understudied group within Megoperculata. They are found subterraneanly in tropical and sub-tropical regions. They lack eyes, have superior mobility, and possess a flagellum which
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Sexual dimorphism in the Arachnid orders. [PDF]
, 2018 Sexual differences in size and shape are common across the animal kingdom. The study of sexual dimorphism (SD) can provide insight into the sexual- and natural-selection pressures experienced by males and females in different species.
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Transitions between biomes are common and directional in Bombacoideae (Malvaceae) [PDF]
, 2020 This is the final version. Available from Wiley via the DOI in this record.Aim: To quantify evolutionary transitions between tropical evergreen rain forest and seasonally dry biomes, to test whether biome transitions affect lineage diversification and to
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Redescription of Schizomus crassicaudatus (Pickard-Cambridge) and Diagnoses of Hubbardia cook, Stenochrus chamberlin, and Sotanostenochrus new genus, with Description of a New Species of Hubbardia from California (Arachnida: Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) [PDF]
, 1991 Schizomus crassicaudatus from Sri Lanka is redescribed from the type series, and lectotypes of Nyctalops crassicaudata and N. Tenuicaudata are designed.
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Scorpions of Puerto Rico and its satellite islands (Scorpiones: Buthidae, Diplocentridae): an аnnotated list, key for genera, and bibliography [PDF]
, 2020 An annotated list of the scorpions of Puerto Rico and its satellite islands (mainly Vieques, Culebra, Caja de Muertos, Magueyes, Desecheo, and Mona), a key for the seven genera present in those insular territories, a key for the three species of ...
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KEANEKARAGAMAN MAKROFAUNA TANAH PADA PERKEBUNAN KELAPA SAWIT DENGAN USIA BERBEDA [PDF]
One of the bioindicators of soil fertility is soil macrofauna. Macrofauna acts as a decomposer of organic matter so that it can increase nutrient distribution and improve the physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil.
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Levantamento da araneofauna (Arachnida; Araneae) da Serra de Santana - Bahia, Brasil [PDF]
, 2023 Aiming evaluating the abundance and richness of spider fauna in the Santana’s mountain, in Senhor do Bonfim city, Ba, there was accomplished a fauna survey in four expeditions, in april, august, september and november 2014.
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New and rare Schizomida (Arachnida: Hubbardiidae) from South America
, 2000 One new genus and eight new species of Schizomida are described from South America: Adisomus duckei n.g., n.sp. from Brazil, Rowlandius sul n.sp. from Brazil, Surazomus arboreus n.sp. from Brazil, S. manaus n.sp. from Brazil, S. mirim n.sp.
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Biomechanics and Functional Morphology of Amblypygid Predation [PDF]
, 2020 Amblypygids, colloquially known as whip spiders, are a charismatic order of arachnids that a characterised a unique pair of spined pedipalp appendages. Amblypygid pedipalps are hypothesised to primarily function as a prey capture device.
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The conservation significance of the biota of barrow island, western australia [PDF]
, 2019 Offshore islands are often important in conservation because of the presence of locally endemic species and for acting as refuges for native wildlife from the impacts of invasive species and inappropriate development.
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