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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Investigating life-history polymorphism : modelling mites

Koesters, Nils B. January 2005 (has links)
The thesis presents research on the life-history polymorphism in the mite Sancassania berlesei. Males of this species are andropolymorphic: there are two distinct male phenotypes. One, the fighter, develops a third thickened leg pair, with which it kills off other fighters and males which do not exhibit a third thickened leg pair, the non-fighters. A review of the life-history of S. berlesei is given, focussing on its general biology, diet, dispersal and mating behaviour. This is followed by a review of the andropolymorphism, and the current understanding of the mechanisms underlying it. The major conclusions from the experimental work presented in this thesis are that fighters primarily develop at low population densities; though the proportion of males becoming fighters at any given density may change over time. This change is likely to be due to condition-dependence. Data is presented to illuminate these matters and a model is developed linking fighter development to the costs of being a fighter (in terms of survival) and the benefits of being a fighter (in terms of fecundity). The sex ratio in S. berlesei is 1:1, and there is no evidence of density or frequency-dependent deviations from this. A delay in food supply at maturation delays the time of maximum fecundity of females for about seven days and lowers their overall egg output. Density-dependent effects reduce the overall daily fecundity of females in higher densities. Female survival is affected by density, food present and rearing conditions. Nearly all eggs laid by S. berlesei hatch regardless of the conditions. Eggs laid in very poor conditions hatched even earlier than the average time of between day three and four. At density two, animals do synchronise their frequency, when isolated together from egg stage. Poor conditions reverse female density-dependence from convex to concave with the lowest life expectancy at intermediate densities. The trade-off between survival and fecundity is the likely cause. Amalgamating the results from the previous experiments, the influence of stochastic population dynamics on male strategy was then modelled. The results indicate that the fighter morph development rule is sensitive to the probability of low population densities arising. When low densities occur, there is a selective advantage to being a fighter. With increasing probability of lower densities, becoming a fighter is more feasible. The ESS rule changes, while in a stable high density environment a density-dependent fighter rule is never selected for. This indicates an influence of stochastic population dynamics on life-history evolution. Modelling demographic stochasticity in the fighter rule shows some buffering effect of this form of stochasticity. The fighter morph determination rule is less sensitive to environmental stochasticity with a high frequency of low densities. Using an agent based model with diploid genetics, I show that under high densities a fighter male is less successful at passing on his genes than a non-fighter. At a density of one male, the fighter gains no advantage to developing the fighter phenotype (as he is not competing with other males). In this case, the advantage may arise through future increases in density (such as through immigration or maturation of offspring). The density-dependent fighter development rule is then switched within the model from density-dependent to frequency-dependent, and the model indicates, that even under the frequency-dependent rule a possible ratio of fighters to non-fighters could exist. The system does not reach this state due to condition-dependence in reality. Following on from the findings discussed above, that morph determination has a condition-dependent component, I develop an argument that relates the observed forms of morph determination (density-dependent and frequency-dependent) in three closely related species of mites via an underlying condition-dependence. It is shown that condition-dependence is likely the linking factor between frequency and density-dependence. This is shown to be possibly a rule for all species displaying polymorphism which includes physical alterations of their bodies.
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"Sensibilização de doentes com dermatite atópica ao Aleuroglyphus ovatus avaliada através do teste epicutâneo" / Sensitization of patients with atopic dermatitis evaluated through Aleuroglyphus ovatus extract atopy patch test

Lorenzini, Daniel 01 September 2006 (has links)
INTRODUÇÃO: A dermatite atópica é uma doença inflamatória crônica da pele que possui alta prevalência e etiopatogenia multifatorial. Os ácaros são alguns dos desencadeadores das crises desta enfermidade. OBJETIVO: avaliar a freqüência de positividade ao teste de contato, utilizando extratos do ácaro Aleuroglyphus ovatus em doentes com dermatite atópica, comparando-a à dos doentes portadores de alergia respiratória e à dos indivíduos sem atopia. MÉTODOS: Cento e vinte e quatro indivíduos (48 doentes com dermatite atópica, 47 com alergia respiratória e 29 sem atopia) foram avaliados através do teste de contato contendo extrato de Aleuroglyphus ovatus nas concentrações de 0,1%, 0,5%, 1,0%, 1,5%, 2,0%. O teste de puntura com leitura imediata (“prick test") e a dosagem da IgE sérica também foram avaliados. RESULTADOS: seis doentes com dermatite atópica, 4 com alergia respiratória e 1 indivíduo sem atopia responderam positivamente ao teste de contato alérgico com Aleuroglyphus ovatus. Não houve diferença estatística significativa entre os grupos estudados. CONCLUSÃO: O Aleuroglyphus ovatus possui papel relativo na elicitação das crises de dermatite atópica, podendo o teste de contato alérgico com Aleuroglyphus ovatus ser usado em caso de dúvida no diagnóstico etiológico. / INTRODUCTION: Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, inflammatory disease of the skin with high prevalence and complex etiopathogenesis. Mites are known to cause flares of this disease. OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the epicutaneous test response with Aleuroglyphus ovatus antigen in patients with atopic dermatitis. METHODS: One hundred and twenty four subjects were patch tested with Aleuroglyphus ovatus antigen in concentrations of 0.1%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%. Forty eight patients with atopic dermatitis, 47 with respiratory allergy and 29 healthy subjects were studied. Prick test and total serum IgE were also evaluated. RESULTS: six patients with atopic dermatitis, 4 with respiratory allergy and 1 healthy subject had positive responses to Aleuroglyphus ovatus atopy patch test. No statistical differences among the studied groups were found. CONCLUSION: This mite must have a relative role in the atopic dermatitis flares and Aleuroglyphus ovatus atopy patch test should be reserved for etiopathogenic uncertainties cases.
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"Sensibilização de doentes com dermatite atópica ao Aleuroglyphus ovatus avaliada através do teste epicutâneo" / Sensitization of patients with atopic dermatitis evaluated through Aleuroglyphus ovatus extract atopy patch test

Daniel Lorenzini 01 September 2006 (has links)
INTRODUÇÃO: A dermatite atópica é uma doença inflamatória crônica da pele que possui alta prevalência e etiopatogenia multifatorial. Os ácaros são alguns dos desencadeadores das crises desta enfermidade. OBJETIVO: avaliar a freqüência de positividade ao teste de contato, utilizando extratos do ácaro Aleuroglyphus ovatus em doentes com dermatite atópica, comparando-a à dos doentes portadores de alergia respiratória e à dos indivíduos sem atopia. MÉTODOS: Cento e vinte e quatro indivíduos (48 doentes com dermatite atópica, 47 com alergia respiratória e 29 sem atopia) foram avaliados através do teste de contato contendo extrato de Aleuroglyphus ovatus nas concentrações de 0,1%, 0,5%, 1,0%, 1,5%, 2,0%. O teste de puntura com leitura imediata (“prick test”) e a dosagem da IgE sérica também foram avaliados. RESULTADOS: seis doentes com dermatite atópica, 4 com alergia respiratória e 1 indivíduo sem atopia responderam positivamente ao teste de contato alérgico com Aleuroglyphus ovatus. Não houve diferença estatística significativa entre os grupos estudados. CONCLUSÃO: O Aleuroglyphus ovatus possui papel relativo na elicitação das crises de dermatite atópica, podendo o teste de contato alérgico com Aleuroglyphus ovatus ser usado em caso de dúvida no diagnóstico etiológico. / INTRODUCTION: Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, inflammatory disease of the skin with high prevalence and complex etiopathogenesis. Mites are known to cause flares of this disease. OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the epicutaneous test response with Aleuroglyphus ovatus antigen in patients with atopic dermatitis. METHODS: One hundred and twenty four subjects were patch tested with Aleuroglyphus ovatus antigen in concentrations of 0.1%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%. Forty eight patients with atopic dermatitis, 47 with respiratory allergy and 29 healthy subjects were studied. Prick test and total serum IgE were also evaluated. RESULTS: six patients with atopic dermatitis, 4 with respiratory allergy and 1 healthy subject had positive responses to Aleuroglyphus ovatus atopy patch test. No statistical differences among the studied groups were found. CONCLUSION: This mite must have a relative role in the atopic dermatitis flares and Aleuroglyphus ovatus atopy patch test should be reserved for etiopathogenic uncertainties cases.
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Some Aspects of the Ecology of Millipedes (Diplopoda)

Farfan, Monica A. 27 September 2010 (has links)
No description available.
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Free living astigmatid mites (Astigmatina): new taxa, rearing and use for mesostigmatid (Mesostigmata) predatory mite production / Ácaros Astigmatina de vida livre (Astigmatina): novos táxons, criação e uso para a produção de ácaros predadores Mesostigmata

Barbosa, Marina Ferraz de Camargo 18 April 2016 (has links)
The cohort Astigmatina is divided in two major groups: Psoroptidia, composed mainly by feather and fur mites, and Non-psoroptidia, a dominant component of the acarofauna in ephemeral habitats. In these environments Astigmatina usually are saprophages or feed on fungi or bacteria. Astigmatina protonymphs undergo a complete reorganization of the body structure leading to the production of heteromorphic deutonymphs, generally specialized for dispersion through phoresy using arthropods and vertebrates as phoronts. Although most Astigmatina occur in natural environments, some species live in anthropic environments, such as food deposits, where some of them became pests; some Astigmatina infest subterraneous plant organs. Despite their economic and ecological importance, studies on the diversity and taxonomy of Astigmatina in Brazil have been rare over the last decades. The general objective of this thesis was to collaborate to the knowledge of the diversity and to evaluate the potential practical uses of these mites in Brazil. For this, new genera and species were described, method for rearing dust mites was studied and the efficiency of Astigmatina as prey for edaphic predators was evaluated. A new species of Thyreophagus (Astigmatina: Acaridae) was described based on specimens collected in Brazil, the association of three other species of this genus with stored food was reviewed and a key to all species of this genus was prepared. The genus Neotropacarus (Astigmatina: Acaridae), commonly found on plant leaves, was reviewed with the redescription of two species and description of new species collected in Brazil and from the Philippines. Two new genera and seven new species of Acaridae associated with the bee family Apidae was described and a key to Acaridae genera in subfamily Horstiinae was prepared. Several species of Astigmatina were evaluated as prey for predatory mites Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Womersley) (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) and Protogamasellopsis zaheri Abo-Shnaf, Castilho and Moraes (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaridae), which oviposited on all evaluated astigmatids, with Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) and Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Tropeau) (Acaridae) being the most suitable prey. Seven foods and two development period, 30 and 60 days, after the introduction of 400 females of two important dust mite species, Blomia tropicalis van Bronswijk, de Cock e Oshima and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart) were evaluate. With the most suitable foods, the population growth were higher than 20.2 and 15.3 for B. tropicalis and D. pteronyssinus, respectively. / A coorte Astigmatina é dividida em dois grandes grupos: Psoroptidia, composto majoritariamente por ácaros de pena e pelos, e Não-Psoroptidia, componente dominante da acarofauna de habitats efêmeros. Nestes ambientes, os Astigmatina geralmente são saprófagos ou se alimentam de fungos e bactérias. Protoninfas de Astigmatina passam por uma completa reorganização da estrutura corporal levando à produção de deutoninfas heteromórficas geralmente especializadas para dispersão por forese utilizando artrópodes e vertebrados como forontes. Apesar de a maioria dos Astigmatina ocorrer em ambientes naturais, algumas espécies passaram a ocupar ambientes antrópicos, como depósitos de alimentos, onde algumas se tornaram pragas; alguns Astigmatina infestam órgãos subterrâneos de plantas. A despeito de sua importância econômica e ecológica, estudos sobre a diversidade e taxonomia dos Astigmatina no Brasil têm sido raros nas últimas décadas. O objetivo geral desta tese foi colaborar para o conhecimento da diversidade e avaliar o potencial de uso prático de espécies Astigmatina no Brasil. Para isso, novos gêneros e espécies foram descritos, métodos para criação de ácaros de poeira foram estudados e a eficiência de Astigmatina como presas para ácaros predadores edáficos foi avaliada. Uma nova espécie de Thyreophagus (Astigmatina: Acaridae) foi descrita com base em espécimes coletados no Brasil, uma revisão sobre três outras espécies deste gênero associadas com alimentos armazenados foi realizada e uma chave para todas as espécies deste gênero foi elaborada. O gênero Neotropacarus (Astigmatina: Acaridae), comumente associado a folhas de plantas, foi revisado, com redescrição de duas espécies e descrição de novas espécies coletadas no Brasil e nas Filipinas. Dois novos gêneros e sete novas espécies de Acaridae associados à família de abelha Apidae foram descritos e uma chave para os gêneros da subfamília Horstiinae foi elaborada. Diversas espécies de Astigmatina foram avaliadas como presas para os ácaros predadores Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Womersley) (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) e Protogamasellopsis zaheri Abo-Shnaf, Castilho e Moraes (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaridae), que ovipositaram em todas os Astigmatina avaliados, sendo Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) e Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Tropeau) (Acaridae) as presas mais promissoras. Sete alimentos e dois períodos de desenvolvimento, 30 e 60 dias, após inoculação de 400 fêmeas de duas espécies importantes na poeira residencial, Blomia tropicalis van Bronswijk, de Cock e Oshima e Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart) foram avaliados. Com os alimentos mais adequados, o crescimento populacional nas colônias foram maiores que 20.2 e 15.3 para B. tropicalis e D. pteronyssinus, respectivamente.
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Free living astigmatid mites (Astigmatina): new taxa, rearing and use for mesostigmatid (Mesostigmata) predatory mite production / Ácaros Astigmatina de vida livre (Astigmatina): novos táxons, criação e uso para a produção de ácaros predadores Mesostigmata

Marina Ferraz de Camargo Barbosa 18 April 2016 (has links)
The cohort Astigmatina is divided in two major groups: Psoroptidia, composed mainly by feather and fur mites, and Non-psoroptidia, a dominant component of the acarofauna in ephemeral habitats. In these environments Astigmatina usually are saprophages or feed on fungi or bacteria. Astigmatina protonymphs undergo a complete reorganization of the body structure leading to the production of heteromorphic deutonymphs, generally specialized for dispersion through phoresy using arthropods and vertebrates as phoronts. Although most Astigmatina occur in natural environments, some species live in anthropic environments, such as food deposits, where some of them became pests; some Astigmatina infest subterraneous plant organs. Despite their economic and ecological importance, studies on the diversity and taxonomy of Astigmatina in Brazil have been rare over the last decades. The general objective of this thesis was to collaborate to the knowledge of the diversity and to evaluate the potential practical uses of these mites in Brazil. For this, new genera and species were described, method for rearing dust mites was studied and the efficiency of Astigmatina as prey for edaphic predators was evaluated. A new species of Thyreophagus (Astigmatina: Acaridae) was described based on specimens collected in Brazil, the association of three other species of this genus with stored food was reviewed and a key to all species of this genus was prepared. The genus Neotropacarus (Astigmatina: Acaridae), commonly found on plant leaves, was reviewed with the redescription of two species and description of new species collected in Brazil and from the Philippines. Two new genera and seven new species of Acaridae associated with the bee family Apidae was described and a key to Acaridae genera in subfamily Horstiinae was prepared. Several species of Astigmatina were evaluated as prey for predatory mites Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Womersley) (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) and Protogamasellopsis zaheri Abo-Shnaf, Castilho and Moraes (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaridae), which oviposited on all evaluated astigmatids, with Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) and Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Tropeau) (Acaridae) being the most suitable prey. Seven foods and two development period, 30 and 60 days, after the introduction of 400 females of two important dust mite species, Blomia tropicalis van Bronswijk, de Cock e Oshima and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart) were evaluate. With the most suitable foods, the population growth were higher than 20.2 and 15.3 for B. tropicalis and D. pteronyssinus, respectively. / A coorte Astigmatina é dividida em dois grandes grupos: Psoroptidia, composto majoritariamente por ácaros de pena e pelos, e Não-Psoroptidia, componente dominante da acarofauna de habitats efêmeros. Nestes ambientes, os Astigmatina geralmente são saprófagos ou se alimentam de fungos e bactérias. Protoninfas de Astigmatina passam por uma completa reorganização da estrutura corporal levando à produção de deutoninfas heteromórficas geralmente especializadas para dispersão por forese utilizando artrópodes e vertebrados como forontes. Apesar de a maioria dos Astigmatina ocorrer em ambientes naturais, algumas espécies passaram a ocupar ambientes antrópicos, como depósitos de alimentos, onde algumas se tornaram pragas; alguns Astigmatina infestam órgãos subterrâneos de plantas. A despeito de sua importância econômica e ecológica, estudos sobre a diversidade e taxonomia dos Astigmatina no Brasil têm sido raros nas últimas décadas. O objetivo geral desta tese foi colaborar para o conhecimento da diversidade e avaliar o potencial de uso prático de espécies Astigmatina no Brasil. Para isso, novos gêneros e espécies foram descritos, métodos para criação de ácaros de poeira foram estudados e a eficiência de Astigmatina como presas para ácaros predadores edáficos foi avaliada. Uma nova espécie de Thyreophagus (Astigmatina: Acaridae) foi descrita com base em espécimes coletados no Brasil, uma revisão sobre três outras espécies deste gênero associadas com alimentos armazenados foi realizada e uma chave para todas as espécies deste gênero foi elaborada. O gênero Neotropacarus (Astigmatina: Acaridae), comumente associado a folhas de plantas, foi revisado, com redescrição de duas espécies e descrição de novas espécies coletadas no Brasil e nas Filipinas. Dois novos gêneros e sete novas espécies de Acaridae associados à família de abelha Apidae foram descritos e uma chave para os gêneros da subfamília Horstiinae foi elaborada. Diversas espécies de Astigmatina foram avaliadas como presas para os ácaros predadores Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Womersley) (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) e Protogamasellopsis zaheri Abo-Shnaf, Castilho e Moraes (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaridae), que ovipositaram em todas os Astigmatina avaliados, sendo Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) e Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Tropeau) (Acaridae) as presas mais promissoras. Sete alimentos e dois períodos de desenvolvimento, 30 e 60 dias, após inoculação de 400 fêmeas de duas espécies importantes na poeira residencial, Blomia tropicalis van Bronswijk, de Cock e Oshima e Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart) foram avaliados. Com os alimentos mais adequados, o crescimento populacional nas colônias foram maiores que 20.2 e 15.3 para B. tropicalis e D. pteronyssinus, respectivamente.

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