supported from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFD1500201);the National Science&Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program of China(2021FY100404 and 2018FY100300);the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA28020201);Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province(2022101185JC).
Conservation tillage increases soil microarthropod abundance at the global scale.The effect of conservative tillage on microarthropods is soil texture-dependent.This positive effect of conservation tillage is particul...
This study was supported in part by New Zealand Government core funding for Crown Research Institutes from the Ministry of Business,Innovation and Employment’s Science and Innovation Group.
Kin recognition has been widely observed in various taxa.Cannibalism avoidance may be a strong driver for the evolution of kin recognition,as it may avoid a reduction in inclusive fitness.Kin recognition has recently ...
supported by a New Zealand ASEAN Scholarship(NZAS)to DR;a Massey University Research Fund(RM21456)to Q.W.
Intermittent fasting(IF)is a type of dietary restriction that involves fasting periods in intervals,which has been used as a strategy to improve health and extend longevity.Regular fasting is common during the process...
supported by Science and Technology Planning Project of Inner Mongolia(2020GG0065);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32060636);Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia(2019MS03018);Shanxi Scholarship Council of China(HGKY2019044)。
The genus Neoseiulus Hughes,1948 is one of the largest genera in Phytoseiidae and contains more than 364 valid species in the world.In this paper,a new species N.setarius Ma,Meng&Fan,sp.nov.is described based on both ...
supported by SRT program of Guizhou University((2019)337);National Natural Science Foundation of China(31772421);Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Projects(Qiankehe Pingtai Rencai-GCC[2022]029-1)。
A new species of Torrenticola(Acari:Hydrachnidia)is reported from China,namely T.(T.)gladiusirostrum Jia,Gu&Guo,sp.nov.And T.(Megapalpis)distans K.O.Viets,1981 is recorded in China for the first time.Both descriptions...
supported by a special project funding for insect survey from the Qinghai Provincial Administration of Qilian Mountain National Park(In 2019;the Second Batch of Forestry Reform and Development Funds subsidies for National Nature Reserves:Qilian Mountain National Park Capacity Construction Project 2019-061).
The Qilian Mountain National Park,which covers a total area of 50,200 km2 and locates at the junction area of Gansu and Qinghai Provinces,is an important ecological safety barrier of Northwestern China and an importan...
This paper describes a new water mite, Arrenurus wengi sp. nov. from the Guantian Wetland, Tainan City, Taiwan. Male total length (μm) 639, width 528, and height 434, female total length 992, and width 860. Scanning ...
supported by Grants-in-Aid 16K08094 to DT from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS),Japan.
Initiation of vitellogenesis by blood feeding is essential for egg maturation in ticks.Nutrients derived from the blood meal are utilized by female ticks to synthesize the yolk protein precursor vitellogenin(Vg).Engor...
supported by National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFD0201000);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31772421, 31750002);Guizhou Science and Technology Project (Qiankehe Pingtai Rencai [2017]5788)。
This paper explores the integrative utilization of morphology and geometric morphometrics in order to deal with sibling species in Torrenticolidae. The results suggest:(1) Features of anterior margins of coxae, dorsog...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(31772421,31750002);Guizhou Science and Technology Project(Qiankehe Pingtai Rencai[2017]5788);National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFD0201000)。
The paper deals with a species new to science,Stygothrombium garzensis Li&Guo,sp.nov.,collected from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,P.R.China,which represents a newly recorded superfamily Stygothrombioidea Mullen&Vercammen-Gra...