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Millipede taxonomy after 250 years: classification and taxonomic practices in a mega-diverse yet understudied arthropod group. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundThe arthropod class Diplopoda is a mega-diverse group comprising >12,000 described millipede species. The history of taxonomic research within the group is tumultuous and, consequently, has yielded a questionable higher-level classification ...
Michael S Brewer +2 more
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Games and gamification projects in the Australian public sector
Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract This article surveys the arrival of gameful government into Australian public sector practice. Gameful government is a shorthand, descriptive term denoting the interpenetration of (video)games, and design elements and thinking from them, into public sector work.
David Threlfall, Catherine Althaus
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Ordinal-level phylogenomics of the arthropod class Diplopoda (millipedes) based on an analysis of 221 nuclear protein-coding loci generated using next-generation sequence analyses. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BackgroundThe ancient and diverse, yet understudied arthropod class Diplopoda, the millipedes, has a muddled taxonomic history. Despite having a cosmopolitan distribution and a number of unique and interesting characteristics, the group has received ...
Michael S Brewer, Jason E Bond
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, EarlyView.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Insect Science, EarlyView.Moderate retention forestry creates structurally sharp forest edges that act as ecological filters, shaping orientation‐specific activity of ground‐dwelling arthropods. Using drift‐fence pitfall traps, we show that activity aligned with ecotones is more frequent than activity across forest–clearcut boundaries, particularly among detritivores.
Dominik Stočes +3 more
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African giant millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas) as non-conventional ingredient source in fish nutrition [PDF]
ArthropodsArthropods importance can be assessed for beneficial use especially in reducing dependence on scarce animal protein source especially fishmeal in aquaculture nutrition.
Shakiru Okanlawon Sule +2 more
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Cladistics, EarlyView.Abstract Automated insect identification systems hold significant value for biodiversity monitoring, pest management, citizen science initiatives and systematic studies, particularly in an era of declining expertise in insect taxonomy. However, current deep learning approaches often rely on standardized specimen photos from limited‐angles and ...
Xinkai Wang +10 more
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Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Giant tortoises are critical for restoring lost ecological interactions on islands. Following their extinction in Seychelles centuries ago, key ecosystem processes like seed dispersal, browsing, and nutrient cycling were disrupted.
Iago Ferreiro‐Arias +3 more
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DiversityGlossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus Miller) is an invasive alien plant species (IAPS) rapidly expanding in North America but is largely understudied compared to the common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). Our study investigated the effects of a 27-year-old F.
Gabrielle Roberge +3 more
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Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2014 Natural hemagglutinins with specific affinity for the glycocalyx of rabbit erythrocytes is identified in the hemolymph of the millipedes, Thyropygus descriptus, Xenobolus acuticonus, Arthrosphaera disticta and A. craspedota.
Sr M R Basil-Rose +2 more
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