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Article Reference Taxy and variations of leg setae and solenidia in Tetranychus urticae (Acari, Prostigmata)
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Article Reference The backward jump of a box moss mite
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Article Reference Le saut chez un acarien oribate du genre Indotritia
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Article Reference Un acarien qui saute et qui se met en boule
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Article Reference Spatial structure of litter-dwelling ant distribution in a subtropical dry forest
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Article Reference Vertical stratification of the termite assemblage in a neotropical rainforest
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Article Reference Scale dependence of diversity measures in a leaf-litter ant assemblage.
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Article Reference 'Vertition' of integumental organs in mites revisited: a case of fluctuating asymmetry
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Article Reference Trophic ecology of the armadillo ant Tatuidris tatusia assessed by stable isotopes and behavioral observations.
Ants of the genus Tatuidris Brown and Kempf (Formicidae: Agroecomyrmecinae) generally occur at low abundances in forests of Central and South America. Their morphological peculiarities, such as mandibular brushes, are presumably linked with specialized predatory habits. Our aims were to (1) assess the Tatuidris abundance in an evergreen premontane forest of Ecuador; (2) detail morphological characteristics and feeding behavior of Tatuidris; and (3) define the position of Tatuidris in the food web. A total of 465 litter samples were collected. For the first time, live Tatuidris individuals were observed. Various potential food sources were offered to them. A nitrogen stable isotope ratio analysis ((15)N/(14)N) was conducted on Tatuidris tatusia, other ants, and common organisms from the leaf-litter mesofauna. We found a relatively high abundance of T. tatusia in the site. Live individuals did not feed on any of the food sources offered, as usually observed with diet specialist ants. The isotope analysis revealed that T. tatusia is one of the top predators of the leaf-litter food web.
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Article Reference Octet Stream Spatial and temporal foraging overlaps in a Chacoan ground-foraging ant assemblage
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