Search publications of the members of the Royal Belgian institute of natural Sciences
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The link between microbial diversity and nitrogen cycling in marine sediments is modulated by macrofaunal bioturbation
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Two new species of <i>Leptanilloides</i> Mann, 1823 (Formicidae: Dorylinae) from the Andes of southern Ecuador
- Two new species of Leptanilloides are described: L. copalinga Delsinne & Donoso sp. nov., and L. prometea Delsinne & Donoso sp. nov., based on workers collected in the leaf litter and soil of the Andes of southern Ecuador. Both species belong to the L. biconstricta species-group (formally diagnosed here). The metatibial gland, considered a synapomorphy for Dorylinae, is observed in L. prometea sp. nov. but seems absent in L. copalinga sp. nov. We provide a COI DNA barcode for both species and a revised key for the worker caste of all known species in the genus. We also describe a single male identified as a potential new Leptanilloides species on the basis of morphology. Furthermore, its mitochondrial COI gene sequence does not match any previously barcoded species. However, we refrain from giving it a specific name because of our lack of knowledge about the worker caste. So far, half of the 14 Leptanilloides species have been discovered above 1500 m in the mountain forests or páramos of the Ecuadorian Andes, confirming, if needed, the biological significance of these threatened habitats.
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Daily temperature fluctuations alter interactions between closely related species of marine nematodes
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Intraspecific functional trait variability does not result in higher fitness under thermal stress in a free-living marine nematode
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Effects of the feral goat population explosion on Alcedo Volcano Isabela, Galapagos between 1986 and 1996.
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Arabel, son histoire.
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Arabel, de geschiedenis
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Evaluation of recent nature development measures in the river IJzer estuary and long-term ground beetle and spider monitoring (Coleoptera, Carabidae: Araneida)
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The impact of spontaneous and induced afforestation on spider diversity in the "Voeren"region
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Two new Neotropical genera of the spider family Zodariidae (Araneae)
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Les araignées du Ru de Targnon (comme de Theux, Province de Liège, Belgique)
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Evaluation of the effects of recent nature development measures in the Yser Estuary on ground beetle and spider assemblages.
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Integrated monitoring of nature restoration along ecotones, the example of the year Estuary
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Enkele interessante spinnenvangsten in het oosten van ons land. (Kort bericht)
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Evaluatie van de natuurwaarden en het graslandbeheer van de bermen langs de noordelijke ring rond Brussel.
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Observations of the ladybird Platynaspis luteorubra (Goeze) on motorway verges along the ring-road of Brussels, with comments on its habitat and host preference (Coleoptera Coccinellidae Chilocorinae)
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Spinnen.
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The use of spiders as indicators of habitat quality and anthropogenic disturbance in Flanders, Belgium
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Determining spider (Araneae) species richness in fragmented coastal dune habitats by exgrapolation and estimation
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Effects of aerial dispersal, habitat specialisation, and landscape structure on spider distribution across fragmented grey dunes
