Maintaining a balance between growth needs and available food resources is critical to the
development of any organism. Ecological stoichiometry provides a theoretical basis for …

The millipede family Siphonorhinidae (order Siphonophorida) shows a scattered distribution
in South Africa, Madagascar, India, Southeast Asia, and North America. So far, the family is …

More than half of all insect species utilize various natural liquids as primary diet. The
concentrated liquids with energy-dense nutrition can provide highly favorable rewards …

The group Neuropteriformia (beetles, lacewings, etc.) is today very species-rich, but also has
a good fossil record in the Mesozoic. Amber provides not only adults, but also fossil larvae; …

Se presenta un catálogo de las especies de milpiés registradas o descritas para Chile, tanto
en el territorio continental como en el insular, incluyendo sinonimias, localidades tipo y …

Millipedes of the family Siphonorhinidae Cook, 1895, famous for including the leggiest
animal on this planet until recently, with up to 750 legs, show a disjunct distribution in …

Background Arthropods gradually change their forms through repeated molting events
during postembryonic development. Anamorphosis, ie, segment addition during …

Considering the large area of the Indian subcontinent, its known millipede diversity is sparse
with only ca. 270 described species in 90 genera, 25 families and 11 orders. So far, not a …

Millipedes are slow-moving soil organisms, which do not easily disperse to new habitats.
However, species can be transported by humans across large distances and be found in …

Los milpiés (Diplopoda) son detritívoros que viven generalmente ocultos dentro del suelo y
la hojarasca, y en la mayoría de las especies poco se conoce sobre su biología. Esto es …