Molecular assessment of food web dynamics identifies critical periods for managing resilience in biological pest control. [PDF]
Ecol ApplAbstract Food webs are not static over time, but our knowledge of their dynamics is extremely scarce due to methodological challenges. In turn, this significantly limits our ability to mechanistically understand the temporal changes that trophic networks annually undergo.
Branco Leote PN +2 more
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A new updated checklist of Iranian Collembola (Arthropoda: Hexapoda) [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2020 The last checklist of Iranian Collembola (Hexapoda) including 112 species was published in 2013. After 2013, faunistic studies on Collembola were increased dramatically in Iran.
Masoumeh Shayanmehr +2 more
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Herbivory mediates the response of below-ground food webs to invasive grasses. [PDF]
J Anim EcolThis study investigates for the first time experimentally and in the field the interplay between plant invasion and herbivores of different guilds, shedding light on a complex network of below‐ground interactions and providing precious insights to land managers.
Junod MF +10 more
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New Species of Sminthuridae from North America (Collembola: Symphypleona)
The Great Lakes Entomologist, 2017 (excerpt) This account is the result of efforts by Drs. Kenneth Christiansen and Peter Bellinger to amass and examine the major collections of North American Collembola. Their work will culminate in a descriptive monograph on the Collembola-fauna of North America.
R. Snider
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A Regional DNA Barcode Library for Northern Rocky Mountain Arthropods to Support Biodiversity and Molecular Ecological Research. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe developed the MPG Ranch Arthropod Library (MPG‐AL), a COI DNA barcode reference library for arthropods of the Northern Rocky Mountains, to address gaps in barcode coverage for the western United States. From 86,533 specimens collected in Montana, we generated 52,270 DNA barcodes spanning 38 orders and 1793 species, adding 5154 Barcode Index Numbers (
Seidensticker MT +3 more
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Homology and morphology in Poduromorpha (Hexapoda, Collembola)
European Journal of Entomology, 2003 The detailed external morphology and general anatomy of the majority of families and subfamilies of Poduromorpha were investigated and compared.
Cyrille A. D'HAESE
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An Anatomical Ontology for the Class Collembola (Arthropoda: Hexapoda)
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2023 Communication in science requires standardized terminology with concepts unified that facilitate the processing and exploration of information in any knowledge domain.
Luis Antonio González Montaña +3 more
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A survey of Collophora Richards (Collembola, Collophoridae), with a new species from Brazil and an identification key for the genus [PDF]
Deutsche Entomologische ZeitschriftKatiannoidea Bretfeld is a widespread superfamily of Symphypleona that holds taxa with a trochanteral organ on leg III. Collophoridae is a monogeneric family of Katiannoidea composed solely of Collophora Richards, and its species are characterized by ...
Gleyce da Silva Medeiros +3 more
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Community Ecology of Soil Fauna Under Periodically Flooded Forest and Anthropic Fields
Floresta e Ambiente, 2020 The study evaluated the ecology of soil invertebrate faunal communities in periodically flooded forest (CF) fragments and anthropic fields (AF) in the Atlantic Forest. The sampling occurred in the rainy and dry seasons using pitfall traps.
Raíssa Nascimento dos Santos +7 more
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Identification Key for Entomobrya Rondani, 1861 (Collembola: Entomobryidae) Species in Iran [PDF]
تاکسونومی و بیوسیستماتیک, 2022 Collembola or sprigtails are one of the most abundant terrestrial arthropods and are considered to be beneficial organisms that play an important role in the material cycle, including nitrogen and carbon, by feeding on decayed materials.
Mahshid Karimi +3 more
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