Original title:
Systematika panciřníků čeledí Damaeidae a Gymnodamaeidae (Acari: Oribatida), potravní ekologie vybraných druhů pancířníků
Translated title:
Systematics of oribatid mite families Damaeidae and Gymnodamaeidae (Acari: Oribatida) feeding ecology of selected oribatid species
Authors:
Mourek, Jan ; Smrž, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Schatz, Heinrich (referee) ; Starý, Josef (referee) Document type: Doctoral theses
Year:
2010
Language:
eng Abstract:
I Summary Thepresentedthesisincludescontributionsontworelativelyindependentthemes: (1)particularta,ronomicalproblemsof Europeanmembersof theoribatidfamilies DamaeidaeBerlese,1896andGymnodamaeidaeGrandjean,1954basedon morphologicalstudiesand(2) feedingpreferencesof selectedoribatidmitesand theirinteractionswith saprotrophicfungiin pinelitter. Boththemesarelinkedmainlythroughsomeofthe usedmodelorganisms- thepredominantlymycophagousoribatidmitesof thefamilyDamaeidae. Thethesisconsistsof generalintroduction,in whichI reviewcurrentstateof knowledgein bothfieldsof studyfollowedby the synopsisof eachcontribution, agreementsof co-authorsand full-text versionscontributions.In total, seven primaryscientificcontributionsareincluded.Fourof the contributionsarealready published-three in peer-reviewedjournals and one in per-reviewedconference proceedings.Theremainingthreecontributionsaremanuscriptssubmittedto peer- reviewedjournals. Theconceptionof thethesishasgraduallychangedduringthestudyperiod. Originally,I intendedto focusmainlyonthemorphologyof immaturestagesof the genuscomplexDamaeussensulato(Damaeidae)andon feedingpreferencesof its selectedspecies.Later,thereviewof preliminaryresultsrevealed,thatmorphology of immatureDamaeussensulatooffersonly a low numberof characters,whichare of limitedvaluein...
Keywords:
feeding biology; Oribatida; systematics; Oribatida; potravní biologie; systematika
Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses)
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Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository. Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/34896