Latitudinal variation in habitat specificity of ameronothrid mites (Oribatida)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 21-35

  Marshall, David J ^a   Convey, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acari; Antarctic; Arctic; Biogeographical distribution; Niche specificity; Southern hemisphere

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MITE;

ACARI; ALASKOZETES ANTARCTICUS; AMERONOTHRIDAE; AMERONOTHRUS; AMERONOTHRUS LINEATUS; ARTHROPODA; HALOZETES BELGICAE; ORIBATIDA;

ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; COLD CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ICE COVER; MITE; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ARCTIC REGIONS; COLD CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; ICE COVER; MITES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 16644394591     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:APPA.0000044437.17333.82     Document Type: Article

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