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Life-History Modifications in Astigmatid Mites

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The Astigmata is a diverse group of acariform mites specialized for exploiting spatially or temporally restricted habitats. This natural lineage is hypothesized to have arisen from within the “glandulate” oribatid mites (OConnor 1984a; Norton, this volume) through paedomorphic modifications of the adult morphology and through extreme morphological and behavioral modification of the deutonymphal instar. This modified deutonymph, termed “hypopus” in older literature, is specialized for dispersal and resisting adverse environmental conditions (OConnor 1982a). Dispersal is typically accomplished by phoretic association with an insect or other arthropod or with a vertebrate, which carries the deutonymph to another suitable habitat patch. Phoresy in the Astigmata has recently been reviewed by Houck and OConnor (1991).

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OConnor, B.M. (1994). Life-History Modifications in Astigmatid Mites. In: Houck, M.A. (eds) Mites. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2389-5_6

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