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The largest phylum in the animal kingdom; adults typically have segmented body, a sclerotized integument, and many-jointed segmental limbs. (Source: MGH)

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Ferguson JWH 1989. Preferred habitat of White-browed Sparrow Weavers Plocepasser mahali. South African Journal of Zoology 24 (1) 1 - 10

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Dixon JEW 1981. Diet of the owl Glaucidium perlatum in the Etosha National Park. Madoqua 12 (4) 267 - 268

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Vohland K, Uhlig M, Marais E, Hoffman A, Zeller U 2005. Impact of different grazing systems on diversity, abundance and biomass of beetles (Coleoptera), a study from southern Namibia. Zoosystematics and Evolution 81 (2) 131-143

Website link:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mmnz.200510008/abstract

Marsh AC 1985. Microclimatic factors influencing foraging patterns and success of the thermophilic desert ant, Ocymyrmex barbiger. Insectes Sociaux 32 (3) 286-296

Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02224917

Clousley-Thompson JL 1991. Avoidance of Environmental Extremes. Ecophysiology of Desert Arthropods and Reptiles 29-51

Website link:http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-75337-4_3

Lalley JS, Viles HA, Henschel JR, Lalley V 2006. Lichen-dominated soil crusts as arthropod habitat in warm deserts. Journal of Arid Environments 67 (4) 579-593

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196306000978

Mooring MS, Mazhowu W, Scott CA 1994. The effect of rainfall on tick challenge at Kyle recreational park, Zimbabwe. Experimental and Applied Acarology 18 (9) 507 - 520

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00058934

Norval RAI, Perry BD, Meltzer MI, Kruska RL, Booth TH 1994. Factors affecting the distributions of the ticks Amblyomma hebraeum and A.Variegatum in Zimbabwe - implications of reduced acaricide usage. Experimental and Applied Acarology 18 (7) 383 - 407

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00051522

Fielden LJ, Rechav Y 1996. Survival of six species of African ticks in relation to saturation deficits. Experimental and Applied Acarology 20 (11) 625 - 637

Website link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00053326

Ledger JA 1980. The arthropod parasites of vertebrates in Africa south of the Sahara. Vol IV Phthiraptera (Insecta). Publications of the South African Institute for Medical Research 56 1-327

Website link:https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19800579074

Andre HM, Noti MI, Jacobson K 1998. The soil microarthropods of the Namib desert: A patchy mosaic. Journal of African Zoology 111 (6) 499-517

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2002. 4.33 Rock lobster.

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Attems C 1928. The Myriopoda of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum (26)

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Hauptfleisch M, Bockmühl D, D'Alton C, Avenant N The Benefit of studying ecosystems at Namibian airports.

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Oranjemund Wildlife.

Website link:https://wildlife.oranjemunder.com/

Bazelet C, Naskrecki P 2014. Clonia caudata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T62452570A62452574.

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Fischer C, Gerstmeier R, Wagner TC 2022. Seasonal and temporal patterns of rainfall shape arthropod community composition and multi-trophic interactions in an arid environment. Scientific Reports 12

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Hoffmann A, Vohland K, Zeller U 2010. Overgrazing favours desert species - differences in arthropod and small mammal communities of the twin sites Gellap Ost and Nabaos. Biodiversity in southern Africa 2: Patterns and processes at regional scale 239-244

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Alfeus M, Irish J, Birkhofer K 2024. Recognition and completeness metrics from iNaturalist and GBIF can inform future citizen science and research projects: a case study on arthropods in Namibia. Research Square

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Bellés X 1984. Mezium namibiensis sp. nov. et d'autres Gibbiinae (Coleoptera, Ptinidae) du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Genève. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 91 393-398

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Petney TN, Horak IG, Rechav Y 1987. The ecology of the African vectors of heartwater, with particular reference to Amblyomma hebraeum and Amblyomma variegatum. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 54 381 - 395

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The ecology of the African vectors of heartwater.pdf	812.68 KB

Skinner JD, Lindeque M, van Aarde RJ, Dieckmann RC 1980. The prey of owls from Koichab pan in the southern Namib Desert. Madoqua 12 (3) 181 - 182

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Hauptfleisch ML, Dalton C 2015. Arthropod phototaxis and its possible effect on bird strike risk at two Namibian airports. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 13 (4) 957-965

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Horak IG 1987. Arthropod parasites of some wild animals in South Africa and Namibia. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 58 (4) 207-211

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Arthropod parasites of some wild animals in South Africa and Namibia_1987.pdf	487 KB