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Dead Wood as an Element Enriching Biodiversity of Forest Ecosystems: A Case Study Based on Mites from the Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Parasitiformes)

open access: yesDiversity, 2021
The importance of dead wood in forest ecosystems for the existence of invertebrates has been widely discussed in the literature. The major aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that the presence of dead wood in forests considerably increases the ...
Jerzy Błoszyk   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

First Interaction Network of Sarcosaprophagous Fauna (Acari and Insecta) Associated with Animal Remains in a Mediterranean Region (Northern Spain)

open access: yesInsects, 2022
The potential of insects for forensic investigations has been known for more than 700 years. However, arthropods such as mites could also play a role in these investigations.
Sandra Pérez-Martínez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Entomopathogenic Nematode by Any Other Name [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Among the diversity of insect-parasitic nematodes, entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are distinct, cooperating with insect-pathogenic bacteria to kill insect hosts.
Adams, Byron J.   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

Mesostigmatid mites associated with the dung beetle Copris lunaris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2009
We examined the mesostigmatid mites found in four nest chambers of the dung beetle Copris lunaris (Scarabaeidae) in Slovakia. A total of 763 mites was found, belonging to ten species.
Peter MAŠÁN, Bruce HALLIDAY
doaj   +1 more source

Patterns of Distribution of Phoretic Deutonymphs of Uropodina on Longhorn Beetles in Białowieża Primeval Forest, Central Europe

open access: yesDiversity, 2020
We studied the distributional patterns of phoretic deutonymphs of the genera Oodinychus and Trichouropoda (Uropodina) on the longhorn beetles Monochamus sartor urussovii, Plagionotus detritus, Tetropium castaneum, and Te.
Szymon Konwerski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ectoparasitism of the Flightless Drosophila melanogaster and D. hydei by the Mite Blattisocius mali (Acari: Blattisociidae)

open access: yesInsects, 2023
Predatory mites dispersing by means of insects are often ectoparasites and may use various tactics to get onto the host, counteract its defenses, and diminish its survival. Blattisocius mali is a promising biological control agent which has been reported
Katarzyna Michalska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paleoethology : fossilized behaviours in amber [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
When organisms became trapped in sticky resin they usually expired so quickly that they could fossilize in almost lifelike circumstances. Based on frequent description in literature of many examples we propose in this paper a classification of these ...
Arillo, A.
core   +2 more sources

Effect of bovine colostrum administration on plasma protein profile, growth, and survival in Red kid. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
peer reviewedThis study evaluated the effect of colostrum from Azawak cows on plasma protein profile, 24 growth, and survival in Red kids from Niger.
Abdou, Harouna   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Incidental pollination by passing animals: An overlooked mechanism?

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 5, Page 1245-1250, September 2025.
The conservation of pollinators is essential for sustaining the ecosystem services of pollen transfer, which support crop production, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem health. While primary pollinators have been the focus of most conservation efforts, subordinate or incidental pollinators have been largely overlooked.
Kazuo Yamazaki
wiley   +1 more source

Parasites rather than phoronts: Teratorhabditis synpapillata nematodes reduce lifespan of their Rhynchophorus ferrugineus host in a life stage‐dependent manner

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) red palm weevils are often reported in association with different organisms including nematodes.
Manel Ibrahim   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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