Aspects of the environmental physiology of an antarctic terrestrial mite.

• Main Author: Stephen R. Young
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1979
• Subjects: Uncategorized; IR content; Antarctic; South Orkney Islands; Signy Island; Alaskozetes antarcticus; Antarc*; antarcticus; Mite
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Aspects_of_the_environmental_physiology_of_an_antarctic_terrestrial_mite_/10130342

The physiological adaptations enabling the terrestrial mite Alaskozetes antarcticus (Michael) (Acari: Cryptostigmata) to inhabit the maritime Antarctic environment at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, were investigated by experiments on animals cultured in the U.K. Log10 individual oxygen consumpt...