The associations of phoretic mites (Acarina: Chelicerata) with sand-hoppers (Amphipoda: Crustacea) on the South Wales coast

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 305-318

  Pugh, P J A ^a   Llewellyn, P J ^b   Robinson, K ^a   Shackley, S E ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITE; PHORESY; SANDHOPPER;

UK; WALES;

ACARI; AMPHIPODA; AUCHENORRHYNCHA; CHELICERATA; CRUSTACEA; GAMASIDA; HALOLAELAPIDAE; HALOLAELAPS; HISTIOSTOMA; HISTIOSTOMATIDAE; INSECTA; PHAULODINYCHUS; TALITRIDAE;

EID: 0030682215     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02784.x     Document Type: Article

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