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Natural history, taxonomy, and phylogenetics of Appalachian flat-backed millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)
… Mountains to determine if the species Apheloria polychroma functions as a model for the genus Brachoria. I measured the size of the chemical gland to assess toxicity in 15 species, and reconstructed the ancestral dimensions of the gland to determine the direction of volume change over …
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Biodiversity, conservation and mimicry rings of Appalachian millipedes
The Appalachian Mountains contain some of the highest millipede diversity on the planet, including many endemic and range-restricted species. Millipedes have extremely low dispersal capacity, strict environmental requirements for survival and, in the case of the family Xystodesmidae, are completely …