The biology and ecology of lotic water mites (Hydrachnidia)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-62

  Di Sabatino, A ^a   Gerecke, R ^b   Martin, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b University of Kiel ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Freshwater; Hydrachnidia; Meiofauna; Streams; Water mites

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA; MICROHABITAT; MITE; TAXONOMY;

ACARI; HYDRACHNIDIA;

EID: 0034091233     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2000.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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