Aim. The aim is to conduct a comparative analysis of the composition of the terrestrial fauna of the Tethys desert-steppe region of the Palearctic.Materials and methods.
G. M. Abdurakhmanov +9 more
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We studied the water balance, body fluid osmolality and survival of the oribatid mite, Pergalumna nervosa, when exposed to drought in field and laboratory experiments.
Stine SLOTSBO +3 more
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Diversity of Oribatids (Acari) at Different Land Use Types in Mentebah, Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan [PDF]
Kalimantan forests are mostly managed by human. Deforestation will affect the ecosystem and species inside. Oribatids are the most abundant soil mesofauna. They have an important role in decomposition of organic matter in the soil.
Santoso, S. (Sugeng) +2 more
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"Nymphes plissées" structure of the cuticle of juveniles of some oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida)
The cuticular structure of juveniles of several oribatids of different families with wrinkled cuticles were compared: Hermannia gibba, Tectocepheus velatus, Scutovertex minutus, Achipteria coleoptrata and Eupelops occultus.
Jaroslav SMRŽ
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An Opto-Electronic Sensor-Ring to Detect Arthropods of Significantly Different Body Sizes
Arthropods, including pollinators and pests, have high positive and negative impacts on human well-being and the economy, and there is an increasing need to monitor their activity and population growth.
Esztella Balla +6 more
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Tardigrades and oribatid mites in bryophytes from geothermally active lava fields (Krafla, Iceland) and the description of Pilatobius islandicus sp. nov. (Eutardigrada) [PDF]
In polar regions, apart from tundra and glaciers, geothermally active areas with elevated temperatures are important elements of ecosystems. One such geothermally active region characterized by mosaic ecosystems and vast areas covered by recent lava ...
Jakub Buda +3 more
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Prey preferences and feeding-related behaviour of a Central European species of Scydmaeninae, Scydmaenus rufus, were studied under laboratory conditions. Results of prey choice experiments involving 22 identified species of mites belonging to 13 families
Paweł JAŁOSZYŃSKI +1 more
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Ancestral state reconstruction reveals multiple independent evolution of diagnostic morphological characters in the "Higher Oribatida" (Acari), conflicting with current classification schemes [PDF]
Background The use of molecular genetic data in phylogenetic systematics has revolutionized this field of research in that several taxonomic groupings defined by traditional taxonomic approaches have been rejected by molecular data.
Sylvia Schäffer +4 more
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A Catalogue of Oribatida Types of the “Balogh Collection” in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Arachnida, Acariformes) [PDF]
Academician János Balogh was one of the most outstanding acarologists of his time. During his collecting expeditions around the world, he amassed an internationally significant collection of mites and described more than 1,000 species of oribatid mites.
Horváth, Edit, Csuzdi, Csaba
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Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Urbanization represents one of the major anthropogenic alterations of the Earth's surface, with significant impacts on biodiversity and its functions. Soil animals are essential components of biodiversity, and their trophic interactions play integral roles in the ...
Haifeng Yao +6 more
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