PLoS ONE, 2019 Environmental temperatures and oxygen availability are important for the balance between oxygen supply and demand. Terrestrial organisms are generally perceived to be less limited by access to oxygen than their aquatic counterparts.
Andrzej Antoł +4 more
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Higher temperature and substrate vibrations as stress factors for terrestrial isopods – model species matter [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 This study was focused on behaviour of the Common Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber) and the Plum Woodlouse (Porcellionides pruinosus) under the influence of stressors in the form of increased temperature, the vibrating surface, or their combination. Two
Barbora Ďurajková +2 more
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Aggregation in woodlice: social interaction and density effects
ZooKeys, 2012 Terrestrial isopods are known to be sensitive to humidity, brightness or temperature. Until now, aggregation was assumed to depend on these sensitivities as a result of individual preferences.
Pierre Broly +3 more
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Inquiry-Based Activities with Woodlice in Early Childhood Education
Education SciencesThis study aims to describe the implementation of a teaching sequence where preschool-age children participate in activities related with woodlice. Although there is extensive literature on inquiry-based activities, most studies have been conducted in ...
Isabel García-Rodeja +2 more
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Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) of Slovakia: an annotated checklist, new records, and bibliography [PDF]
ZooKeysWoodlice (terrestrial isopods) represent an unmissable, often very numerous components of macrosaprophages inhabiting soil, rocky environments, rotting wood and subterranean habitats, as well as the dwellings of various organisms, including humans.
Andrej Mock +3 more
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The terrestrial isopod fauna (Isopoda, Oniscidea) of Abrau Peninsula, north-west Caucasus, Russia [PDF]
ZooKeysFrom 2001 to 2022, the woodlice fauna of Abrau Peninsula, north-west Caucasus, Russia was examined. The collections yielded 5,581 specimens, which belong to 25 species, 19 genera, and 15 families.
Daria M. Kuznetsova +1 more
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Cartographic analysis of woodlice fauna of the former USSR
ZooKeys, 2012 An inventory of the woodlice fauna of the former USSR yielded 190 species, 64 of them were recorded from the territory of Russia. According to the cartographic analysis, the limits of distribution of epigean terrestrial isopods over the area, excluding ...
Daria M. Kuznetsova +1 more
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Not Extremely Plastic: Testing the Limits of Morphological Plasticity in Fungal Mycelia in Response to Soil Grazers. [PDF]
Ecol LettUsing image analysis to track the development of fungal networks in the presence of predators, we found that even in modular organisms, plasticity is more nuanced and limited than previously assumed. Our results challenge the long‐held notion that a modular body plan necessarily confers extreme plasticity.
Aguilar-Trigueros CA +2 more
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Survey of Synanthropic Spiders in Ireland Reveals Expansion and Dominance of the Invasive Noble False Widow <i>Steatoda nobilis</i> in Urban Habitats (Araneae: Theridiidae). [PDF]
Ecol EvolRapid urbanisation has facilitated the establishment of large populations of the Noble false widow spider outside of its native range through the use of synanthropic microhabitats. In Ireland, we survey these favourable microhabitats for spider diversity for the first time and find that the Noble false widow now typically makes up more than 40% of the ...
Collier BL +5 more
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Reliance on blue, green, and brown energy channels drives a shift in the trophic position of riparian spiders. [PDF]
EcologyAbstract Understanding the mechanisms shaping food chain length (FCL) has long been central to food web ecology. FCL is a key determinant of stability, energy flow efficiency, and biodiversity maintenance, but there is an ongoing debate about its underlying drivers.
Saboret G +5 more
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