Temperature and the hygropreference of the Arctic Collembolan Onychiurus arcticus and mite Lauroppia translamellata

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 266-272

  Hayward, S A L ^a   Worland, M R ^b   Bale, J S ^a   Convey, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arctic; Collembola; Dispersal; Mite; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACARI; COLLEMBOLA; ONYCHIURUS ARCTICUS;

EID: 84962783563     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2000.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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