Morphological adaptations of the semiaquatic millipede Aporodesminus wallacei Silvestri 1904 with notes on the taxonomy, distribution, habitats and ecology of this and a related species (pyrgodesmidae polydesmida diplopoda)

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 371-387

  Adis, J ^a   Golovatch, S I ^b   Hoffman, R L ^c   Hales, D F ^d   Burrows, F J ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b SEVERTSOV INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION   (Russian Federation)

^c VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Diplopoda; Dispersal; Hydrophily; Millipedes; Mouthparts; Pantropical; Plastron; Semiaquatic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032283633     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: 19709528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03946975.1998.10539372     Document Type: Article

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