The first sexually dimorphic species of Oribatella (acari, oribatida, oribatellidae) and a review of sexual dimorphism in the brachypylina

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2332, 2010, Pages 1-20

  Behan Pelletier, Valerie M ^a   Eamer, Barbara ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachypylina; Canada; Octotaxic system; Oribatella; Oribatelloidea; Oribatida; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BRACHYPYLINA; CERATOZETOIDEA; GALUMNIDAE; GALUMNOIDEA; MYCOBATIDAE; ORIBATELLA; ORIBATELLIDAE; ORIBATELLOIDEA; ORIBATIDA; ORIPODOIDEA;

EID: 77953970874     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2332.1.1     Document Type: Article

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