Claw shape variation in oribatid mites of the genera Carabodes and Caleremaeus: exploring the interplay of habitat, ecology and phylogenetics [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Background Claws are a commonly observed biological adaptation across a wide range of animal groups. They serve different functions and their link to evolution is challenging to analyze.
Michaela Kerschbaumer +2 more
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Mitochondrial analysis of oribatid mites provides insights into their atypical tRNA annotation, genome rearrangement and evolution [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background The mitochondrial (mt) genomes of Sarcoptiformes mites typically contain 37 genes. Although the loss of genes is rare in Sarcoptiformes mite mitogenomes, two of the six previously reported oribatid mites (Acariforms: Sarcoptiformes) are ...
Xue-Bing Zhan +15 more
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A list of oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Vietnam [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2015 A species list of identified oribatid mite taxa (Acari, Oribatida) in the fauna of Vietnam is provided. During 1967-2015, a total of 535 species/subspecies from 222 genera and 81 families was registered. Of these, 194 species/subspecies were described as new for science from Vietnam.
Ermilov SG.
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Determinants of Soil Microarthropod Community Biodiversity in the Svalbard High Arctic: Locality or Vegetation Community? [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.Arctic ecosystems like Svalbard are rapidly changing, yet soil microarthropods remain difficult to monitor due to limited baseline data and demanding field and identification work. Using 172 soil samples from 33 localities, we tested whether vegetation maps could serve as proxies for soil microarthropod communities.
Stanisław Seniczak +5 more
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Multiple factors influence claw characteristics in oribatid mites (Acari) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsClaws, as nature's multifaceted instruments, play fundamental roles across the animal kingdom, aiding in prey capture and enabling movement across diverse terrains.
Michaela Kerschbaumer, Tobias Pfingstl
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Diversity, 2011 Exotic earthworms are drivers of biotic communities in invaded North American forest stands. Here we used ecologically important oribatid mite (Arachnida: Acari) communities, as model organisms to study the responses of litter- and soil-dwelling ...
Kamal Gandhi, John Maerz, Melany Fisk
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Older Lineages of Oribatid Mites in Mountain Ranges Have Broader Geographic Ranges and Exhibit More Generalistic Traits [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionUnderstanding ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that drive biodiversity patterns is important for comprehending biodiversity. Despite being critically important to the functioning of ecosystems, the mechanisms driving belowground biodiversity are ...
Xue Pan +11 more
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Oribatid mites and skin alkaloids in poison frogs [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2011 A recent publication in Biology Letters added a new family, Eleutherodacytlidae, to the list of frogs known to possess defensive, toxic alkaloids in their skin—the so-called ‘poison frogs’ [[1][1]]. The alkaloids have attracted much attention since they are not synthesized by frogs de novo,
Günther, Raspotnig +2 more
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Diversity Patterns and Ecological Network Features of Soil Mite Trophic Groups in Karst Cave Ecosystems [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2025.Along karst cave gradients, soil mites show rising α‐diversity yet declining functional diversity toward cave entrances. Predatory mites sustain ecological network stability as keystone taxa despite simplified communities in oligotrophic zones. This reveals biodiversity maintenance mechanisms in extreme subterranean ecosystems.
Yan Shen +7 more
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Persian Journal of Acarology, 2023 Oribatid mite communities were investigated at six sites of Machakhela National Park (West part of Georgia) in two representative habitat types: Alder (Alnus barbata) forest and mixed forest with chestnut (Castanea Sativa), beech (Fagus orientalis) and ...
Tea Arabuli +2 more
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