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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Arachnida"”.
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Exploring Species Diversity and Molecular Evolution of Arachnida through DNA Barcodes
… diversity and patterns of molecular evolution in Arachnida through DNA barcoding. The first chapter assesses mite species richness through comprehensive sampling at a subarctic location in Canada. Barcode analysis of 6279 specimens revealed nearly 900 presumptive species with high rates of …
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Systematic studies of some pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpionida) from the southeastern United States
The pseudoscorpion fauna found in leaf mold of deciduous forests was used in this study and the collections were taken from the following localities: Plummer’s Isle, Montgomery Co., Maryland; Mt. Mitchell, Yancey Co., North Carolina; Greenville Co., South Carolina; several counties of East …
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Biodiversidad específica de los Opiliones (Arachnida) dentro del paisaje en mosaico del centro de Asturias
La biodiversidad a todos sus niveles es una de las características de la vida y del paisaje. Se conocen las especies de Opiliones que habitan la Península y su distribución geográfica, pero sólo hay dos estudios que analizan las pautas espaciales de distribución de estas especies y de los agregados …
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Micro scale heterogeneity of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in the Soutpanberg, South Africa: a comparative survey and iventory in representative habitats
… as part of the South African National Survey of Arachnida database (SANSA). Analyis of the results suggests spider abundance and richness was highest in November as compared to Marchin five habitat types with 34% of the spiders caught in spring being adults decreasing to 25% later in the season. …
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A phylogeny of the genus Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833 (Araneae, Araneidae) with an examination of sexually dimorphic characters in the subfamily Gasteracanthinae
The Arachnida subfamily Gasteracanthinae, commonly known as thorn or kite spiders due to their prominent abdominal spines, is mainly Pan-Tropical in distribution. Little has been published about the relationships and classification of the genera and there is still considerable taxonomic confusion …
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Antarctic biodiversity surveys using high throughput sequencing: understanding landscape and communities of the Prince Charles Mountains.
… scales distribution of phyla Tardigrada and Arachnida and classes Enoplea (Nematoda) and Bdelloidea (Rotifera) in inland areas are constrained by terrain-age-related accumulation of salts, while other Classes (Chromadorea, Nematoda and Monogonata, Bdelloidea) are better able to tolerate high …