Taxonomic revision of Amerus troisi (Berlese, 1883) (Acari, Oribatida, Ameridae) using morphological and biochemical characters

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 797-819

  Avanzati, A M ^a   Salomone, N ^a   Baratti, M ^a   Bernini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acari; Allozyme systems; Amerus cuspidatus n. sp.; Oribatida; Soil fauna; Speciation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; SOIL FAUNA; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TAXONOMY;

ACARI; AMERIDAE; AMERUS; AMERUS TROISI; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 0038405306     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930110097662     Document Type: Article

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