The behaviour of the beetle Stenus comma hunting three species of springtails was investigated. In almost half the attacks on prey, the beetle used its protrusible labium to catch the springtail. However, attacks using the labium were... more
Aim The effects of logging and habitat degradation on the richness and abundance of small mammals in Asian rain forests are largely unknown. This work compares the species richness, dominance and evenness of small non-volant mammals... more
The oil palm, Elaeis guineensis, is a native of West Africa and is now extensively grown in south-east Asia. In 2005, the crop covered four million ha of Malaysia. We examined the arboreal ant fauna in two oil palm plantations that had... more
Aim Ants (Hymenoptera/Formicidae) have strong influences on ecosystems especially in arid regions. However, little is known about ants of the vast steppe and desert regions of Central Asia. Here we provide the first comprehensive study... more
1Non-volant animals in tropical rain forests differ in their ability to exploit the habitat above the forest floor and also in their response to habitat variability. It is predicted that specific movement trajectories are determined both... more
... Worker size and seed size selection in 'seed'-collecting ant ensembles (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in primary rain forests on Borneo Martin Pfeiffer ∗1 , Jamili Nais† and K. Eduard Linsenmair‡ ... Page 2. 686 MARTIN... more
Journal of Tropical Ecology (2007) 23:3543. Copyright © 2007 Cambridge University Press doi:10.1017/S0266467406003804 Printed in the United Kingdom ... Impact of rain-forest logging on helminth assemblages in small mammals ... Konstans... more
... G. propinqua by ants (Hymenoptera – Formicidae) in rain forests on Borneo Martin Pfeiffer ∗1 , Jamili Nais† and K. Eduard Linsenmair‡ ∗ University ... Page 2. 706 MARTIN PFEIFFER, JAMILI NAIS AND K. EDUARD LINSENMAIR Table ...
... In each run we calculated the mean Pianka index (Pianka 1973) from 30 000 iterations. The two most important randomization algorithms (RAs) RA 3 and RA 4 are described in Winemiller & Pianka (1991) and Albrecht... more
1. Deceptive species are a characteristic trait of insect–plant mutualisms. Deception of pollinators is essential for reproduction in diverse plant species; however, mimicry in seed dispersal is almost unknown. Myrmecochory, the dispersal... more
Knowledge of how animals move through the environment is important for predicting effects of habitat change on faunal distributions. Logging of tropical rain forests produces habitat changes on multiple scales that may affect movement and... more