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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Diplopoda"”.
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Phylogenetic study of the order Polydesmida (Myriapoda: Diplopoda)
… is the most species rich among the class Diplopoda. At present, the order does not have a phylogenetic systematic classification, and the relationships of the 29 families are unknown. Whole genome DNA sequencing technologies and bioinformatic tools for the analysis of systematic data have …
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Ecological studies of isopoda and diplopoda in dune grassland
… (Isopoda) and Cylindroiulus latestriatus (Diplopoda). Population data were available for the species from 1968 to 1975. Preliminary investigations indicated little difference in the diet of each species and in their interactions with predators; however there were significant differences in …
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Mating dynamics of South African forest millipedes : Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Pachybolidae)
… of South African forest millipedes Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Pachybolidae). The main objectives were to investigate the two most common mechanisms of sexual selection, sperm competition and cryptic female choice. The approach was to (1) quantify sexual dimorphism and find the selection …
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Natural history, taxonomy, and phylogenetics of Appalachian flat-backed millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)
Millipedes (class Diplopoda) are ubiquitous in forests worldwide, with about 12,000 described species and an estimated 30,000 undescribed species. The most species-rich order is the Polydesmida, the flat-backed millipedes, which encompasses about 3,500 species. Appalachia has an abundance of …
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Diplopoden auf extensiv bewirtschafteten Ackerflächen
… bis 1998 wurde die Population der Tausendfüßer (Diplopoda) sowie deren Beitrag zur Zersetzung von Rapsstroh auf unterschiedlichen Ackerflächen im Leinetal in Niedersachsen, Deutschland, untersucht. Insgesamt wurden zehn Diplopodenarten nachgewiesen. Sie erreichten einen verhältnismäßig geringen …
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Evaluación de la diversidad de macroinvertebrados edáficos en cinco microcuencas del Río Estelí y Río Viejo Nicaragua
… Curculionidae, miembros de la clase Diplopoda- d, Formicidae y Scolopendridae. La densidad y el número de familias no variaron significativamente en las tres profundidades estudiadas , pero sí varió la composición de familias. Los individuos con hábitos alimenticios fitófagos y …
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Natural history of the social millipede Brachycybe lecontii (Wood, 1864)
The millipede Brachycybe lecontii Wood, 1864 is a social millipede known for forming pinwheel-shaped groups and for paternal care of eggs. Brachycybe lecontii is endemic to the eastern U.S., and its distribution overlaps with another species within the genus, Brachycybe petasata, from the Southern …
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ΟΙΚΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΔΙΠΛΟΠΟΔΩΝ ΣΕ ΜΕΣΟΓΕΙΑΚΟΥΣ ΒΙΟΤΟΠΟΥΣ ΚΩΝΟΦΟΡΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΝΟΤΙΑΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ
IN THIS DISSERTATION, THREE IMPORTANT SUBJECTS, ALMOST UNKNOWN UNTIL NOW, ARE APPROACHED: A. THE MILLIPEDES OF GREECE, B. THE ORGANIZATION AND PARTICULARITY OF THE ANIMAL COMMUNICATION SUCH AS MILLIPEDE COMMUNITIES OF GREEK MEDITERRANEANECOSYSTEMS AND C. THE ECOLOGY OF MILLIPEDES IN MEDITERRANEAN …