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Repeated convergent evolution of parthenogenesis in Acariformes (Acari). [PDF]
We investigated the radiation of Acariformes and reconstructed their ancestral mode of reproduction using 18S rDNA. We found that (a) Acariformes as well as Oribatida evolved from a sexual ancestor, (b) species‐rich parthenogenetic taxa radiated independently at least four times in Acariformes, (c) parthenogenesis additionally evolved frequently in ...
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A new species of the neotropical genus Amboroppia (Oribatida, Oppiidae), A. andensis sp. nov. is described, based on adults collected from upper soil and leaf litter in primary mountain forest in the Andes, Central Peru.
Sergey G. Ermilov +3 more
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Environmental drivers of local abundance–mass scaling in soil animal communities
The relationship between species' body masses and densities is strongly conserved around a three‐quarter power law when pooling data across communities. However, studies of local within‐community relationships have revealed major deviations from this general pattern, which has profound implications for their stability and functioning.
Ana Carolina Antunes +10 more
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ABSTRACT Soil organisms drive major ecosystem functions by mineralising carbon and releasing nutrients during decomposition processes, which supports plant growth, aboveground biodiversity and, ultimately, human nutrition. Soil ecologists often operate with functional groups to infer the effects of individual taxa on ecosystem functions and services ...
Anton M. Potapov +25 more
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New records of oribatid mites from Michoacán state, Mexico
Eleven species of oribatid mites are reported from Michoacán state, Mexico for the first time: Ceratozetidae: unidentified species of Adoribatella Woolley, 1967; Damaeidae: Belbodamaeus (Lanibelba) palaciosi (Iglesias & Guzmán, 2012); Eremobelbidae ...
Harol Revelo-Tobar +3 more
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Family: Oppiidae Grandjean, 1953 Graptoppia paraanalis Subias & Rodrigues, 1985 Distribution in Georgia: Village Patardzeuli, N41.73694882 ˚ E45.248295118 ˚ 803 m a.s.l. Arable land, seven individuals coll. M. Murvanidze, 19 Jul. 2016. Global Distribution: Western Palaearctic Ecology: According to Weigmann (2006) this species mainly ...
Murvanidze, Maka +3 more
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An oribatid mite of the family Oppiidae, Moritzoppia (Moritzoppia) unicarinata unicarinata (Paoli, 1908) is redescribed on the basis of Iranian material.
Mohammad Ali Akrami
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Oribatid mites in agricultural and natural soils: a case study of vertical distribution
The vertical distribution of oribatid mites was evaluated in a natural soil (pine-oak forest) in the municipality of San Juan Nuevo and an agricultural soil (avocado crop) in the municipality of Uruapan in Michoacán, Mexico. Samples were taken in seven
Harol Revelo-Tobar +3 more
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Nuevas especies del género Lauroppia Subías y Mínguez, 1986 (Acari, Oribatida, Oppiidae) de Irán
Dos nuevas especies de ácaros oribátidos de la familia Oppiidae Sellnick, 1937, Lauroppia iranica sp. nov. and Lauroppia persiangulfia sp. nov., se describen de la provincia de Mazandaran, norte de Irán.
M. A. Akrami, L. S. Subías
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En el presente trabajo se estudia la distribución de las especies del género Ramusella Hammer, 1962 en el sur de España. Se describe la nueva especie Ramusella (Rectoppia) eduardoi sp. nov.
A. Arillo, L. S. Subías
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