Mitochondrial Genome Diversity in Collembola: Phylogeny, Dating and Gene Order by Chiara Leo, Antonio Carapelli, Francesco Cicconardi, Francesco Frati, Francesco Nardi

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Neelipleona and Symphypleona (Collembola) from a Sampling in the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Madrid and Segovia, Spain): Taxonomy and Bio... by Enrique Baquero, Rafael Jordana, Vicente M. Ortuño

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SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF DIVERSITY OF SOIL DESTRUCTORS ON THE EXAMPLE OF COLLEMBOLA OF THE VALUEV MOSCOW FOREST PARK by N. Vasenkova, N. Kuznetsova

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A multiscale approach to evaluate the structure of diversity of Collembola in boreo-nemoral forests of the Russian Plain by Nadezhda V. Vasenkova, Nataliya A. Kuznetsova

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KAJIAN KOMUNITAS EKOR PEGAS (COLLEMBOLA) PADA PERKEBUNAN APEL (Malus sylvestris Mill.) DI DESA TULUNGREJO BUMIAJI KOTA BATU by Widyarnes Niwangtika, Ibrohim Ibrohim

“…This research was conducted in order to determine composition, diversity, eveness, richness, important value index of springtail, and corellation between abiotic environment factor (temperature, pH and moisture) and diversity of springtail. …”
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First record of Lipothrix italica (Cassagnau, 1968) (Hexapoda: Collembola) in Romania by IONUŢ POPA, VLADIMIR ŠUSTR

“…The authors present the first record of the springtail Lipothrix italica (Hexapoda: Collembola) in the Romanian fauna. …”
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Interactions of water, ice nucleators and desiccation in invertebrate cold survival by William BLOCK

“…(Diptera: Heleomyzidae), the freeze intolerant Arctic springtail Onychiurus arcticus (Tullberg) (Collembola, Onychiuridae) and meristems of the currant Ribes ciliatum Humb. & Bonpl.…”
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Transcriptomics reveals extensive inducible biotransformation in the soil-dwelling invertebrate <it>Folsomia candida </it>exposed to phenanthrene by van Straalen Nico M, Ylstra Bauke, Bosse Mirte, Nota Benjamin, Roelofs Dick

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are common pollutants in soil, have negative effects on soil ecosystems, and are potentially carcinogenic. The Springtail (Collembola) <it>Folsomia candida </it>is often used as an indicator species for soil toxicity. …”
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First record of Orchesella pannonica Stach, 1960 (Hexapoda, Collembola) in Romania by IONUŢ POPA

“…The author presents the first record of the springtail Orchesella pannonica (Hexapoda: Collembola) in the Romanian fauna. …”
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New recorded species of Heteraphorura Bagnall, 1948 (Collembola: Onychiuridae) from Georgia with a key to the Holarctic species by Sh. Barjadze, G. Nebieridze

“…One springtail species, Heteraphorura iranica Kaprus’, Shayanmehr et Kahrarian, 2017 is recorded from the Caucasus for the first time. …”
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Ancient Ephemeroptera-Collembola symbiosis fossilized in amber predicts contemporary phoretic associations. by David Penney, Andrew McNeil, David I Green, Robert S Bradley, James E Jepson, Philip J Withers, Richard F Preziosi

“…This fossil predicts the occurrence of similar behaviour in living springtails and helps explain the global distribution of Collembola today.…”
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Transgenerational effects of food availability on age at maturity and reproductive output in an asexual collembolan species. by Hafer, N, Ebil, S, Uller, T, Pike, N

“…We conducted a fully factorial experiment manipulating food availability across three generations in the collembolan Folsomia candida, a springtail species that inhabits soil and leaf litter environments which vary in resource availability. …”

Japan-China Collaborative research of terrestrial biology at Great Wall Station, King George Island in 1989/90 by Yoshikuni Ohyama, Kimio Shimada

“…An oribatid mite, a springtail and a podonomine midge were examined for the study on the cold-hardiness with respect to the adaptation to the cold climate in the Antarctic summer.…”
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Antibiotic treatment leads to the elimination of <it>Wolbachia </it>endosymbionts and sterility in the diplodiploid collembolan <it>Folsomia candida</it> by Kingcombe Rachel, Pike Nathan

“…Using two antibiotics, tetracycline and rifampicin, we attempted to eliminate <it>Wolbachia </it>from the diplodiploid host <it>Folsomia candida</it>, a species of springtail which is a widely used study organism.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Molecular assays confirmed that elimination of <it>Wolbachia </it>was successfully achieved through continuous exposure of populations (over two generations and several weeks) to rifampicin administered as 2.7% dry weight of their yeast food source. …”
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Redescription of Chribellphorura allanae (Christiansen &amp;amp; Bellinger, 1980) (Collembola, Onychiuridae), with comments on the systematic position of the genus by Grzegorz Paśnik, Wanda Maria Weiner

“…Chribellphorura allanae (Christiansen &amp;amp; Bellinger, 1980), a poorly known Nearctic springtail, is redescribed and important morphological characters are illustrated (Figs 1–7). …”
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A new species of Seira (Collembola: Entomobryidae: Seirini) from Northern Brazil, with the addition of new chaetotaxic characters by Nikolas Gioia Cipola, José Wellington de Morais, Bruno Cavalcante Bellini

“…Seira caerucinerea sp. nov. , a new species of springtail from the Cerrado domain, state of Tocantins, Brazil, is described and illustrated. …”
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Insecta and Collembola as bioindicators of ecological restoration in the Ombrophilous Dense Forest in Southern Brazil by Taise Cristina Plattau Arenhardt, Marcelo Diniz Vitorino, Sebastião Venâncio Martins

“…Families Ptiliidae, Staphylinidae, and Leiodidae, species Pheidole cf. sarcina (Formicidae) and Mastigoceras sp. 1 and Szeptyckitheca sp. 1 (Collembola) were indicators of well-conserved areas, whereas families Cicadellidae and Delphacidae, Formicidae species Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863) and Camponotus melanoticus Emery, 1894 were indicators of degraded areas. From the springtail community, species richness is a metric that can be used as a bioindicator. …”
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A new species of Campylothorax (Collembola: Paronellidae: Paronellinae) from Northern Brazil by Inaura P. da Silva Santos, Nikolas G. Cipola, José W. de Morais, Bruno C. Bellini

“…ABSTRACT Campylothorax viruaensis sp. nov., a new species of paronellid springtail from the Amazon Rainforest, state of Roraima, Brazil, is herein described and illustrated. …”
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On predation in Epicriidae (Gamasida, Anactinotrichida) and fine- structural details of their forelegs by Gerd Alberti

“…Upon contact with a small isotomid springtail, the forelegs rapidly touch the prey with the tips of the elongated, clubbed setae. …”
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The occurrence of Pachytullbergia scabra (Collembola: Pachytullbergiidae) on Pseudocyphellaria granulata (lichenized Ascomycota) La presencia de Pachytullbergia scabra (Collembola:... by María Inés Messuti, Marcelo Kun

“…The springtail species Pachytullbergia scabra Bonet (Pachytullbergiidae), previously recorded in austral America inhabiting the surfaces of Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.) …”
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