Studies on the soil-inhabiting tardigrade, Macrobiotus cf. pseudohufelandi, from South Australia

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

Volumn 120, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 147-154

  Bird, Alan F ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anhydrobiosis, microscopy; Biocontrol; Birefringence; Macrobiotus cf; Pseudohufelandi; Tardigrades

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038169784     PISSN: 00855812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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