Adaptations and Predispositions of Different Middle European Arthropod Taxa (Collembola, Araneae, Chilopoda, Diplopoda) to Flooding and Drought Conditions

Floodplain forests and wetlands are amongst the most diverse and species rich habitats on earth. Arthropods are a key group for the high diversity pattern of these landscapes, due to the fact that the change between flooding and drought causes in different life cycles and in a variety of adaptations...

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Main Authors: Patrick Guhmann, Michael Thomas Marx, Peter Decker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-10-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/2/4/564