Water balance components in adults of terrestrial red mite Balaustium sp. (Acarina: Erythraeidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 560-566

  Yoder, Jay A ^a   Ark, Jacob T ^a   Benoit, Joshua B ^a,b   Rellinger, Eric J ^a   Gribbins, Kevin M ^a  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balaustium; Moisture requirements; Velvet mite; Water vapor uptake

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADULT; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER BUDGET; WATER VAPOR;

ACARI; ERYTHRAEIDAE; PARASITENGONA;

EID: 33645783347     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[560:WBCIAO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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