Mites: Ecology, Evolution & Behaviour : Life at a Microscale /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Walter, David Evans. (Autor), Proctor, Heather C. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:2nd ed. 2013.
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface to the second edition
  • 1. What good are mites?
  • 2. The origin of mites: fossil history and relationships
  • 3. Systematic and morphological survey
  • 4. Life cycles, development and size
  • 5. Sex and celibacy
  • 6. Mites in soil & litter systems
  • 7. Acari underwater, or, why did mites take the plunge?
  • 8. Mites on Plants
  • 9. Animals as habitats
  • 10. Mites that cause and transmit disease
  • 11. Mites & biological diversity
  • 12. Mites as models.