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A protracted phenology: Post‐diapause larval development of a threatened butterfly

open access: yesInsect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Larval survival during diapause was high; hibernaculum webs were mostly located near Succisa pratensis plants, which often retained vital leaves through winter. Post‐diapause developmental time varied strongly depending on exposure to different microclimates, being reduced by litter cover, solar radiation and a higher heat load index.
Gwydion Scherer, Thomas Fartmann
wiley   +1 more source

Urban peatlands can harbour diverse insect communities but depend on appropriate habitat management

open access: yesInsect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Urban peatlands can support high insect diversity, including endangered species and peat bog specialists. Flower diversity boosts endangered species, while succession cover reduces overall insect richness—but bog condition and urbanization showed no major effects.
Nadja Pernat   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Importance of Host Abundance and Microhabitat in Tick Abundance

Journal of Medical Entomology, 2022
AbstractTo reduce the risk of zoonoses, it is necessary to understand the infection process, including the ecology of animals and vectors (i.e., the ‘One Health’ approach). In temperate climates, ticks are the major vectors of zoonoses, so factors determining their abundance, such as host mammal abundance and microhabitat conditions, should be ...
Hayato Iijima   +3 more
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Microhabitat Selection by Peromyscus leucopus

Journal of Mammalogy, 1984
Etude menee du 24 mai au 9 sept. 1980 dans la Kingma Agricultural Research Farm, New Hampshire et precisant quelles sont les variables de l'environnement controlant le choix de l'habitat, choix qui, chez cette espece, presente une plasticite ...
W. J. McShea, E. N. Francq
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Microhabitat selection by giant pandas

Biological Conservation, 2020
Abstract Understanding habitat selection is important for effective habitat management and recovery of species. However, many habitat selection studies are based on presence and absence data and do not differentiate the intensity of use and its association with fine-scale habitat characteristics.
Wenke Bai   +12 more
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Microhabitat use of the diamond darter

Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 2013
AbstractThe only known extant population of the diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) exists in the lower 37 km of Elk River, WV, USA. Our understanding of diamond darter habitat use was previously limited, because few individuals have been observed during sampling with conventional gears.
Stuart A. Welsh   +2 more
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An experimental study of microhabitat selection and microhabitat shifts in European tadpoles

Amphibia-Reptilia, 1988
The presence or absence of heterospecific tadpoles or of vegetation and changes in population density influenced the microhabitat distribution of 5 sympatric tadpole species in laboratory experiments. Most species, except Hyla a. arborea, occupied the bottom of the aquaria.
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Cercopid Spittle as a Microhabitat

Oikos, 1970
Some observations and experiments are described which support the generally accepted view that >>cuckoo-spit< has the function of protecting cercopid nymphs from desiccation, natural enemies and also from high temperatures. Although the nymphs do not control the quantity of spittle produced, evaporation rate gradients ensure that spittles are largest ...
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Microhabitat contributes to microgeographic divergence in threespine stickleback

Evolution, 2020
Since the New Synthesis, most migration-selection balance theory has predicted that there should be negligible differentiation over small spatial scales (relative to dispersal), because gene flow should erode any effect of divergent selection. Nevertheless, there are classic examples of microgeographic divergence, which theory suggests can arise under ...
Meghan F. Maciejewski   +3 more
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Microhabitat selection and thermoregulation in amazonian dragonflies

Journal of Thermal Biology
Insect eco-physiological traits are important for understanding their distribution and habitat selection, especially in the face of land use change. We estimated the average temperature of the thoracic surface of 20 Odonata (Insecta) species and classified them into thermoregulation categories according to their preferences for sunny or shaded habitats
Suellen Furtado Vinagre   +4 more
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