Nests of the harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) as habitat for invertebrates
Authors:
- Agata J. Krawczyk,
- Gabriela Augustiničová,
- Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz,
- Szymon Konwerski,
- Halina Kucharczyk,
- Izabella Olejniczak,
- Tomasz Rutkowski,
- Piotr Skubała,
- Krzysztof Solarz,
- Zuzanna Zdrojewska,
- Piotr Tryjanowski
Abstract
The nests of the harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) from an extensively used farmland in Western Poland were recognized as a place of occurrence of a large group of invertebrates. In total, from 42 nests 6,544 individuals of invertebrates were extracted. The number of invertebrates was positively correlated with mass of mouse nests. There were found arthropods belonging to the following groups: Arachnida: spiders, mites and pseudoscorpions; Entognatha: springtails; Insecta: Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Psocoptera, Siphonaptera and Thysanoptera. The most numerous groups were mites (Acari, 5,800 individuals) and fleas (Siphonaptera, 415 individuals). Among mites Astigmatida, Mesostigmata and Oribatida were identified. One species, Tyrophagus curvipenis (Acari: Astigmatina), was found in Poland for the first time. The study clearly showed that nests of the harvest mouse are often inhabited by invertebrates, and looks like some of them are characteristic to this particular kind of habitat.
- Record ID
- UAMa203d2f1f9ac4f7b830f50ce5bdb0cbe
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- Journal series
- Biologia, ISSN 0006-3088
- Issue year
- 2015
- Vol
- 70
- Pages
- 1637-1647
- ASJC Classification
- ; ; ; ; ; ;
- DOI
- DOI:10.1515/biolog-2015-0186 Opening in a new tab
- Language
- (en) English
- Score (nominal)
- 20
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- Publication indicators
- = 8; = 10; = 8; : 2015 = 0.551; : 2015 (2 years) = 0.719 - 2015 (5 years) =0.740
- Citation count
- 8
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- https://researchportal.amu.edu.pl/info/article/UAMa203d2f1f9ac4f7b830f50ce5bdb0cbe/
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urn:amu-prod:UAMa203d2f1f9ac4f7b830f50ce5bdb0cbe
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