The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: Introduction and biology |
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... animals as scorpions , spiders and harvestmen . The distribution of the Acari is world - wide and they rival the insects in the extent to which they have colonized both terrestrial and aquatic habitats . They live in salt and fresh ...
... animals as scorpions , spiders and harvestmen . The distribution of the Acari is world - wide and they rival the insects in the extent to which they have colonized both terrestrial and aquatic habitats . They live in salt and fresh ...
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... animals and organic debris float to the surface and are collected on a filter paper or on a sieve . Salt & Hollick ( 1944 ) who were primarily concerned with an investigation of Elaterid larvae , modified the apparatus by incorporat ...
... animals and organic debris float to the surface and are collected on a filter paper or on a sieve . Salt & Hollick ( 1944 ) who were primarily concerned with an investigation of Elaterid larvae , modified the apparatus by incorporat ...
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... animals are plentiful and are responsible for mixing the organic material with the mineral constituents . Earthworms are scarce or absent in mor formations so that little or no incorporation takes place and a discrete humus layer ...
... animals are plentiful and are responsible for mixing the organic material with the mineral constituents . Earthworms are scarce or absent in mor formations so that little or no incorporation takes place and a discrete humus layer ...
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Acari Acarina Actinochaeta active adult ambulacrum amongst animals apotele appendages Arachnida Argasidae arthropods associated Berl biology birds body Britain British Bull cavity cells cent chelicerae Chelicerata claws coverslip coxae Cryptostigmata culture cuticle deutonymph disease dorsal Dorsum eggs engorged Eriophyidae Erythraeidae Evans fauna feathers female forms free-living galls genital orifice genus gnathosoma Grandjean habitat Halbt hatch Hist host hypostome hysterosoma idiosoma infested insects instars Ixodes ricinus Ixodidae large numbers larvae layer life-cycle Macrocheles male mammals Massee Mégnin Mesostigmata metapeltidium metasoma method moult to become mouthparts nests nymphal instars nymphs observed occur opisthosoma Oppia organ Oudms pair of legs parasites pedipalps phytophagous plants population propodosoma prosoma Prostigmata protonymphs region rutella sclerotized segments sensory setae sheep shield skin species specimens spermatophore spider mite stages stigmata Suctobelba surface Tarsonemina tarsus terrestrial Tetranychidae Tetranychus ticks tracheae tritonymphs Trombiculidae tube ulmi usually venter ventral Wharton Zool