High temperature and dehydration tolerance of the red velvet mite, Balaustium sp. (Erythraeidae), permit the exploitation of extremely hot, dry microhabitats

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-95

  Hedges, Brian Z ^a   Rosselot, Andrew E ^a   Tomko, Patrick M ^a   Yoder, Jay A ^a   Benoit, Joshua B ^b  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adult; deutonymph; heat; high temperature tolerance; larva; Parasitengona

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ERYTHRAEIDAE; PARASITENGONA;

EID: 84859597714     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647954.2011.624123     Document Type: Article

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