Survey of mites in caves and deep soil and evolution of mites in these habitats

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 841-850

  Ducarme, Xavier ^a,d   Wauthy, Georges ^b   André, Henri M ^c   Lebrun, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^d FNRS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP SOILS; PHORETIC MITES; POLYPHAGY; PREDATORS;

CAVES; COMPETITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; PORE SIZE; PROBABILITY; SOILS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ADAPTATION; CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; EVOLUTION; MITE; SOIL FAUNA; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

ARACHNIDS; COMPETITION; FORESTRY; MINERALS; PORE SIZE; PROBABILITY; SOIL;

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; ORIBATIDA;

EID: 6344277024     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-053     Document Type: Review

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