Life cycle, development, feeding and immature life stages of the Fedrizziidae (Mesostigmata: Fedrizzioidea)

Acarologia

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 39-52

  Seeman, Owen Douglas ^a  

^a Dept Prim Indust Water Environ   (Australia)

Author keywords

Development; Fedrizziidae; Feeding; Life Cycle; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034561332     PISSN: 0044586X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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