Mite Reprints: Oribatei
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 468
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Author: MJ Colloff
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 0643105905
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOribatid mites are ancient, minute arthropods that live in soil, plant litter, mosses and lichens, and on trees and shrubs. Prior to the production of this catalogue, Australian Oribatid mites had been poorly documented. This catalogue summarises our knowledge of the fauna of Australian Oribatid mites, including many new records of species and genera. It forms a fundamental resource for anyone interested in these important organisms and their role in soil ecology and as environmental indicators.
Author: J. Balogh
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2012-12-02
Total Pages: 373
ISBN-13: 0444600914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSoil mites are of great biological importance both in natural and in cultivated soils. Recently much attention has been paid to them especially because of their sensitivity to a number of chemicals used in agriculture. Of the soil mites, the Oribatids represent the largest number of both individuals and species. Unfortunately, the study of Oribatids has been greatly hampered by the lack of modern reference works from which they can be identified, and it was this great lack that stimulated the authors to launch this new series of books.The first volume, after a short morphological treatment, gives the method of collection, preparation, and mode of study of prepared specimens. The work is designed to discuss critically all recognizable species and is amply complemented with differential diagnoses and entirely new figures from supercohorts down to species. The book also includes an index of taxa.
Author: Marilyn A. Houck
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 1461523893
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany mites possess extremely intricate life styles in close association with plant and animal hosts. Their polymorphism has made classification a challenge, and their ability to reproduce both sexually and asexually has made efforts to control their populations difficult. This, however, has given rise to theories to explain the origin and function of sexual reproduction in general. In numbers of species and geographic distribution, mites may even surpass the insects. In soils, they are a major component in the system for cycling nutrients. Unlike insects, they have invaded the marine environment. These and a number of other topics are explored in Mites. Because of their extremely small size, mites have been ignored during the development of major evolutionary and ecological theories. Yet mites routinely violate fundamental concepts such as heterochrony, sexual selection, the evolution of sex ratio, and ontogeny. Recent research methodologies have made it practical for the first time to perform experimental work with mites, and since they offer short generation times and rapid research results, they are excellent model systems. Mites announces these results and should appeal to professionals in entomology, acarology, ecology, population genetics, and evolutionary biology.
Author: United States. Agricultural Research Service. Animal Disease Eradication Branch
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Published: 1965
Total Pages: 196
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J. Bruin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-03-09
Total Pages: 656
ISBN-13: 940171343X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAcarology is on the move! The growing interest from evolutionary and molecular biologists and from population and community ecologists in mites and ticks has a strong impetus on the field of acarology. This book contains many chapters that illustrate the recent progress in the field.
Author: Daniel L. Dindal
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 1991-01-16
Total Pages: 1381
ISBN-13: 0471045519
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive study of the biology, taxonomy, and ecology of each of the soil biotic groups. The first chapter presents an ecological approach to soil studies. The remaining 42 chapters provide specific information on each of the taxonomic groupings. Contains illustrated identification keys to each group. Some keys go by functional morphological delineations; others lead the reader to classical identification at family, genus, or species levels. Some incorporate descriptions of new genera and species. Especially useful for the study of mesic, xeric, and hydric terrestrial sites. Includes an extensive bibliography.
Author: United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Veterinary Services
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Published: 1963
Total Pages: 244
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