Oil gland chemistry of trhypochthonius tectorum (acari: Oribatida) with reference to the phylogenetic significance of secretion profiles in the trhypochthoniidae

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 369-374

  Raspotnig, Günther ^a,b   Krisper, Günther ^a   Schuster, Reinhart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acari; Chemosystematics; Oil glands; Opisthonotal glands; Oribatida; Trhypochthoniidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ORIBATIDA; TRHYPOCHTHONIIDAE; TRHYPOCHTHONIUS TECTORUM;

EID: 12344272166     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950408684407     Document Type: Article

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