The Millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Asian Part of Russia

The Millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Asian Part of Russia
Author: Elena V. Mikhaljova
Publisher:
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2004
Genre: Millipedes
ISBN:

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This is a complete synopsis of the millipede fauna of Asian Russia, the vast Palaearctic area extending from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific coast and adjacent islands in the east. The fauna, which has no fewer than 103 species, 39 genera, 17 families, and five orders, is reviewed and summarised. A historical account, a review of the morphology and ecology of the millipedes in the region, and zoogeographical notes are provided. Illustrated descriptions and diagnoses of, as well as keys to, all main millipede taxa recorded in the Asian part of Russia are included. In addition, all available data on the taxonomy and distribution of the regions Diplopoda are summarised. Dr E. V. Mikhaljova works at the Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia. The book reflects her lifetime experience with the systematics, biology, ecology and distribution of Asian Diplopoda. Despite certain inavoidable lacunae, this work allows the millipede faunas of Siberia and the Russian Far East to be ranked among the best known in the world, let alone Asia.

Advances in the Systematics of Diplopoda III

Advances in the Systematics of Diplopoda III
Author: Sergei I. Golovatch
Publisher: PenSoft Publishers LTD
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2011-04-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9546425869

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In this volume, the taxonomy of the diplopod order Polydesmida is extended to three poorly documented areas. A new cave species is described from the Crimea (Ukraine), five new species from Taiwan and seven new species from eastern Australia.

Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2

Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2
Author: Alessandro Minelli
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2015-09-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9004188274

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Myriapods are the only major zoological group for which a modern encyclopedic treatment has never been produced. In particular, this was the single major gap in the largest zoological treatise of the XIX century (Grassé’s Traité de Zoologie), whose publication has recently been stopped. The two volumes of “The Myriapoda” fill that gap with an updated treatment in the English language. Volume II deals with the Diplopoda or millipedes. As in the previous volume, the treatment is articulated in chapters dealing with external and internal morphology, physiology, reproduction, development, distribution, ecology, phylogeny and taxonomy. All currently recognized suprageneric taxa and a very large selection of the genera are considered. All groups and features are extensively illustrated by line drawings and micrographs and living specimens of representative species of the main groups are presented in color photographs.

Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda

Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda
Author: Alessandro Minelli
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 547
Release: 2011-03-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9004156119

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"The Myriapoda” is the first comprehensive monograph ever on all aspects of myriapod biology, including external and internal morphology, physiology, reproduction, development, distribution, ecology, phylogeny and taxonomy. It is thus of major interest for all zoologists and soil biologists.

Species and Communities in Extreme Environments

Species and Communities in Extreme Environments
Author: Serguei Ilich Golovatch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 540
Release: 2009
Genre: Adaptation (Biology)
ISBN:

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Papers on yeast, myxomicetes, soil microfungi, mosses, higher plants, nematodes, oribatid mites, millipedes, spiders, collembolans, ants, beetles, butterflies, and birds of the polar and adjacent regions.

Wildlife in a Changing World

Wildlife in a Changing World
Author: Jean-Christophe Vié
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2009
Genre: Biodiversity conservation
ISBN: 2831710634

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"Wildlife in a Changing World" presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Beginning with an explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it goes on to discuss the state of the world s species and provides the latest information on the patterns of species facing extinction in some of the most important ecosystems in the world, highlighting the reasons behind their declining status. Areas of focus in the report include: freshwater biodiversity, the status of the world s marine species, species susceptibility to climate change impacts, the Mediterranean biodiversity hot spot, and broadening the coverage of biodiversity assessments."