Multivariate analysis of morphological variation in two cryptic species of Sancassania (Acari: Acaridae) from Costa Rica

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 322-345

  Klimov, Pavel B ^a   Lekveishvili, Mariam ^b   Dowling, Ashley P G ^a   Oconnor, Barry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Cryptic species; Discrimination; Multivariate analysis; Sancassania

Indexed keywords

MITE; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

ACARI; ACARIDAE; COLEOPTERA; SANCASSANIA; SANCASSANIA OCHOAI; SANCASSANIA SALASI;

EID: 2142644609     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/97.2.322     Document Type: Article

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