Traditional and geometric morphometric analyses reveal homogeneity in European Scutacarus acarorum Goeze, 1780 populations (Acari: Scutacaridae: Heterostigmatina)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 49, Issue 19-20, 2015, Pages 1173-1190

  Jagersbacher Baumann, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bombus; host generalists; morphometrics; phoresy

Indexed keywords

BEE; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOMETRY; HOLARCTIC REGION; HOMOGENEITY; INQUILINISM; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PHORESY; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ACARI; SCUTACARIDAE;

EID: 84926408686     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2014.974705     Document Type: Article

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