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Neumania Papillator
''Neumania papillator'' is a water mite in the genus '' Neumania'' and is known in behavioural ecology as an example of sensory exploitation - males of this species hijack existing female sensory abilities for their own gain in courtship. Description ''Neumania papillator'' was first described by Ruth Marshall in 1922, the specific epithet ''papillator'' was applied due to its prominent papilla. John C. Conroy provides a technical description of the species in ''A Revision Of The Species Of The Genus Neumania Sensu Stricto In North America, With Descriptions Of Seven New Species (Third Part)'' (see References), and notes that whilst the species was originally recorded in Wisconsin, Louisiana, Tennessee and Pennsylvania he could not identify the precise location of the recorded Wisconsin population: he could not see the "Lauderlae Lakes" on any maps. It is listed as one of the species present in the "Maritime Atlantic Ecozone". The holotype collected by Marshall at this lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
