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dc.contributor.advisorCarrel, James Elliott,1944-eng
dc.contributor.authorSattman, Danielle Antoinetteeng
dc.date.issued2006eng
dc.date.submitted2006 Summereng
dc.descriptionThe entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file.eng
dc.descriptionTitle from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (June 26, 2007)eng
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.eng
dc.descriptionThesis (M.A.) University of Missouri-Columbia 2006.eng
dc.descriptionDissertations, Academic -- University of Missouri--Columbia -- Biological sciences.eng
dc.description.abstractEven though millipedes provide a number of important ecosystem services, the group overall is understudied and nowadays largely ignored in the USA. Most millipedes that are well-studied occur in temperate, mesic environments, yet millipedes can be found to one degree or another in most habitats around the world. I report on several laboratory and field tests designed to learn about the ecology and life history of the large millipede, Floridobolus penneri that is endemic to native scrub only in south central Florida. F. penneri was found preferentially in patches of rosemary scrub, a xeric habitat containing extensive gaps of barren sand. Both male and female millipedes were active above-ground during the rainy season (July-October). Immature millipedes were captured fairly steadily during the entire period the pitfall traps were open (June-December), though peak activity for immature millipedes was early November, more than two months after the adult peak. Maximum temperature and weekly precipitation were not significant predictors for capturing mature millipedes. However, maximum temperature, but not weekly precipitation, was a significant predictor for capturing immature millipedes. Time-since-fire in rosemary scrub did not affect the number of millipedes captured at a site. Based on laboratory feeding trials, stable isotope analysis, and laboratory observations of feeding behavior, it seems unlikely that leaf litter and root tissues from woody scrub plants are major dietary inputs. The identity of the main food source of F. penneri remains an enigma.eng
dc.identifier.merlinb58879122eng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/4524
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertationseng
dc.sourceSubmitted by University of Missouri--Columbia Graduate School.eng
dc.subject.lcshMillipedes -- Ecologyeng
dc.subject.lcshMillipedes -- Biographyeng
dc.titleThe biology of the Florida scrub endemic millipede: Floridobolus pennerieng
dc.typeThesiseng
thesis.degree.disciplineBiological sciences (MU)eng
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
thesis.degree.levelMasterseng
thesis.degree.nameM.A.eng


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