Long life cycle and high adult survival in an arctic population of the mite Ameronothrus lineatus (Acari, Oribatida) from Svalbard

Polar Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 500-508

  Søvik, Guldborg ^a   Leinaas, Hans Petter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; MICROCOSM; MITE; SURVIVAL;

SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ACARI; AMERONOTHRUS; AMERONOTHRUS LINEATUS; CYANOBACTERIA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 0043069762     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-003-0510-3     Document Type: Article

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