Role of musculature during defecation in a particle-feeding arachnid, Archegozetes longisetosus (Acari, Oribatida)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Heethoff, Michael ^a   Norton, Roy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelicerata; Defecation; Particle feeding; Synchrotron x ray tomography

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANAL CANAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEFECATION; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACARI; ANAL CANAL; ANIMALS; DEFECATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUSCLES;

ACARI; ACARIFORMES; ARACHNIDA; ARCHEGOZETES LONGISETOSUS; BRACHYPYLINA; CHELICERATA; EUPHTHIRACARIDAE; OPILIOACARIDA; OPILIONES; ORIBATIDA; PARASITIFORMES; SARCOPTIFORMES;

EID: 58549098734     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10667     Document Type: Article

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