Comparative water relations of sub-Antarctic and continental Antarctic oribatid mites

Polar Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 287-292

  Marshall, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; NUNATAK; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER RELATIONS;

ANTARCTICA;

ACARI; HALOZETES FULVUS; MAUDHEIMIA PETRONIA; PODACARUS AUBERTI;

EID: 0029660737     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050055     Document Type: Article

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