Feeding behaviour and phylogeny: Observations on early derivative Acari

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-50

  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

Behaviour; Feeding; Holothyrida; Opilioacarida; Parasitiformes; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; FOOD PREFERENCE; PHYLOGENY;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

ACARI; ALLOTHYRIDAE; ALLOTHYRUS;

EID: 0031974989     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006033407957     Document Type: Article

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