Predatory mites in tropical Australia: Local species richness and complementarity

Biotropica

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 72-81

  Walter, David Evans ^a   Proctor, Heather C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acari; Aquatic; Canopy; Complementarity; Fungi; Hydracarina; Hyperdiverse; Mesostigmata; Predator; Rainforest

Indexed keywords

MITE; PREDATORY MITE;

AUSTRALIA;

ACARI; HYDRACARINA; MESOSTIGMATA; PHYTOSEIIDAE;

EID: 0031665857     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00370.x     Document Type: Article

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