Latitudinal variation in allocation to reproduction by the Antarctic oribatid mite, Alaskozetes antarcticus

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 93-99

  Convey, Peter ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alaskozetes antarcticus; Antarctic; Egg; Latitude; Oribatid mite; Reproductive allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038632286     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(98)00060-2     Document Type: Article

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