The aquatic microfauna of Africa is poorly characterized, especially in the case of planktonic
rotifers inhabiting waterbodies other than large lakes. In addition, little is known about factors …

Urban and suburban areas represent a specific environment supporting the development of
particular terrestrial and aquatic communities. Excluding streams and rivers, most water …

West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus (the genus Flavivirus) representing a
medical and veterinary public health concern. Birds are the most important reservoirs …

In the 2015–2017 period, we evaluated the morphometric variation of traits and Ellipsoid
biovolume (EV) in 478 individuals (226♂, 252♀) of Abax parallelepipedus (Piller and …

In total 65 Diptera species from 20 families (Anisopodidae (2 spp.), Asilidae (1), Bibionidae
(1), Clusiidae (1), Culicidae (8), Dolichopodidae (7), Drosophilidae (4), Dryomyzidae (1) …

Mosquitoes and in particular their impact on human life and health are often the subject of
applied research. Nevertheless, at present, basic research in this area, especially in cities …

Pitcher plants provide temporal aquatic habitats, known as phytotelmata, which can be
colonized by aquatic invertebrates. In this study, we tested, if phytotelma provided by an …

Urban and suburban areas represent a specific environment supporting the development of
particular terrestrial and aquatic communities. Excluding streams and rivers, most water …

Pluviotelmata are common but often overlooked small aquatic ecosystems. During one-year
research in Sitnianska Lehôtka vicinity (Slovakia), in total 29 sites have been regularly …

This paper has the ambition to bring information about importance and significance of
specific small water bodies–called anthrotelmata in Slovakia. These artificial habitats often …