TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - Morphological variation in three populations of the Antarctic mite, Stereotydeus mollis W. and S. (Arthropoda: Acarina)
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
SP  - 88
EP  - 97
PY  - 1971
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Pittard, D.A.
AU  - Roberts, L.A.
AU  - Strandtmann, R.W.
UR  - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=3388
DA  - 1971-10-15
KW  - Stereotydeus mollis
KW  - morphology
KW  - sexual dimorphism
AB  - Intraspecific variation of Stereotydeus mollis was evaluated for 18 characters from males and females of three apparently isolated populations. Sexual dimorphism was significant for length of the genital flap and length of four setae: extemal humeral, scapular, and anais I and II. Of these, the genital flap length provided the most effective criterion for separating the sexes. Analysis of variance indicated signifi.cant interpopulational variation. Results of T-tests and Chi-Square supported the view that the Cape Royds (Island) population was divergent from the two mainland populations studied.
ER -