Geonemy, ecology, reproductive biology and morphology of the tardigrade hypsibius zetlandicus (Eutardigrada: Hypsibiidae) with erection of borealibius gen. n.

Polar Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 595-603

  Pilato, Giovanni ^a   Guidetti, Roberto ^b   Rebecchi, Lorena ^b   Lisi, Oscar ^a   Hansen, Jesper G ^c   Bertolani, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUTARDIGRADA; HYPSIBIIDAE; HYPSIBIUS; HYPSIBIUS DUJARDINI;

EID: 34249998343     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-005-0094-1     Document Type: Article

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