Polyphenic wax production in Abacarus hystrix (Acari: Eriophyidae), and implications for migratory fitness

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-46

  Frost, W E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abacarus hystrix; desiccation; drag; Eriophyidae; migration; migratory fitness; terminal velocity; wax

Indexed keywords

ABACARUS HYSTRIX; ACARI; ERIOPHYIDAE;

MIGRATION; MIGRATORY FITNESS; WAX PRODUCTION;

EID: 0030619783     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1997.tb01138.x     Document Type: Article

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