Field and laboratory studies on drought tolerance and water balance in adult Pergalumna nervosa (Acari: Oribatida: Galumnidae)
We studied the water balance, body fluid osmolality and survival of the oribatid mite, Pergalumna nervosa, when exposed to drought in field and laboratory experiments. In a replicated field experiment we artificially lowered the soil water content by putting roofs over selected plots, which reduced...
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Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2017-01-01
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Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201701-0012_Field_and_laboratory_studies_on_drought_tolerance_and_water_balance_in_adult_Pergalumna_nervosa_Acari_Oribati.php |