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ArticleDie Naturwissenschaften2025

Effects of simulated squirrel branch landings on ants and other arboreal arthropods.

A R Seiler, E J Schleff, O M Gamsky, A Y Stark, S P Yanoviak

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Article in Die Naturwissenschaften, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

A R SeilerDepartment of Biology, University of Louisville, 139 Life Sciences Building, Louisville, KY, 40207, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9007-5094
E J SchleffDepartment of Biology, University of Louisville, 139 Life Sciences Building, Louisville, KY, 40207, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-7742-0044
O M GamskyDepartment of Biology, Bellarmine University, 2001 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY, 40205, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-9104-2094
A Y StarkDepartment of Biology, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA, 19085, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4217-2850
S P YanoviakDepartment of Biology, University of Louisville, 139 Life Sciences Building, Louisville, KY, 40207, USA. steve.yanoviak@louisville.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6425-1413

Funding

Directorate for Biological Sciences IOS-2015817National Science Foundation IOS-2015841
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wind, rain, and the activities of vertebrates frequently dislodge arthropods from tree surfaces, resulting in arthropod "rain" beneath trees. The probability of falling likely differs among taxa based on their adhesive capacities and ability to anticipate disturbance. We quantified the motion of red oak (Quercus rubra Linnaeus [Fagales: Fagaceae]) leaves, and the composition of arthropods dislodged from woody vegetation, following disturbance mimicking branch landings by eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin [Rodentia: Sciuridae]). Simulated squirrel landings caused terminal leaves on red oak branches to move rapidly (up to 100 cm s

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AntsArthropodsSciuridaeAnimalsPlant LeavesQuercusTreesDisturbanceForestFormicidaeLeafMotion

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PMID40434541

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