Revealing patterns of endemism in the transatlantic family Chelodesmidae (Polydesmida: Diplopoda). [PDF]
CladisticsAbstract With fossil records dating back to the Silurian/Late Ordovician, millipedes stand out as one of the earliest terrestrial animal groups. Their limited vagility and high endemism make them valuable tools for formulating and testing biogeographic hypotheses, including those related to macro‐vicariance events.
Bouzan RS +4 more
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Curated occurrence records for native millipedes in Tasmania, Australia [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalTasmania is the smallest of the eight continental Australian States and Territories, with a landmass of ca 68000 sq. km. In comparison to the rest of Australia, Tasmania's millipede fauna is relatively well-sampled and well-studied, and includes 135
Robert Mesibov
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Losing legs to facilitate sex: Triramidesmus gen. nov., a new remarkable monospecific genus of the millipede family Polydesmidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) from the Altai Mountains of northeastern Kazakhstan [PDF]
ZooKeysA new genus and species of Polydesmidae is described from the Altai Mountains of northeastern Kazakhstan: Triramidesmus kazakhstanus gen. et sp. nov. The new genus shows a unique combination of characters which are novel in the entire order Polydesmida ...
Pavel S. Nefediev +2 more
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First Taxonomically Curated DNA Barcode Reference Library for Polish Myriapods Fills an Important Knowledge Gap for Soil Invertebrates in Central Europe, Part I: Millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda). [PDF]
Ecol EvolDNA barcoding enabled the creation of the first large, taxonomically verified barcode library for Polish millipedes, covering 981 individuals and 58 species (62% of the national fauna), with 468 COI sequences. The study reveals potential cryptic diversity, shifts in the Polish diplopod fauna and documents Melogona broelemanni as a species newly ...
Bienias J +3 more
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Dalodesmid millipedes from alpine and subalpine habitats in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae) [PDF]
ZooKeysEleven new species of Dalodesmidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) are described: Araneopedis porchi gen. nov. et sp. nov. (type species), A. bogong sp. nov., A. buffalo sp. nov., A. dargo sp. nov., A. gibbae sp. nov.; Cernethia dysmica sp.
Robert Mesibov
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Molecular Ecology, Volume 32, Issue 13, Page 3497-3512, July 2023., 2023 Abstract Despite being the most important source of liquid freshwater on the planet, groundwater is severely threatened by climate change, agriculture, or industrial mining. It is thus extensively monitored for pollutants and declines in quantity. The organisms living in groundwater, however, are rarely the target of surveillance programmes and little ...
Marjorie Couton +4 more
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Aliens in caves: the global dimension of biological invasions in subterranean ecosystems
Biological Reviews, Volume 98, Issue 3, Page 849-867, June 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT Alien species are a significant threat to natural ecosystems and human economies. Despite global efforts to address this challenge, the documented number of alien species is rapidly increasing worldwide. However, the magnitude of the impact of alien species may vary significantly across habitats.
Giuseppe Nicolosi +3 more
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Molecular Ecology, Volume 32, Issue 8, Page 2071-2091, April 2023., 2023 Abstract Trophic rewilding is increasingly applied in restoration efforts, with the aim of reintroducing the ecological functions provided by large‐bodied mammals and thereby promote self‐regulating, biodiverse ecosystems. However, empirical evidence for the effects of megafauna introductions on the abundance and richness of other organisms such as ...
Emil Ellegaard Thomassen +6 more
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Resource competition drives an invasion‐replacement event among shrew species on an island
Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 92, Issue 3, Page 698-709, March 2023., 2023 Invasive mammals are responsible for the majority of native species extinctions on islands. This work uses DNA metabarcoding to show that an invasive shrew alters its diet between when it first invades an area and after it becomes established. This ultimately leads to the rapid replacement of a native shew through resource replacement.
Samuel S. Browett +10 more
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The millipedes and centipedes of Chiapas amber [PDF]
Check List, 2018 An inventory of fossil millipedes (class Diplopoda) and centipedes (class Chilopoda) from Miocene Chiapas amber, Mexico, is presented, with the inclusion of new records.
Francisco Riquelme +1 more
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