Acarid Phylogeny and Evolution: Adaptation in Mites and Ticks: Proceedings of the IV Symposium of the European Association of Acarologists

ISBN-13: 9789048159505 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 451 str.

Fabio Bernini; Roberto Nannelli; Giorgio Nuzzaci

Opis

This volume covers several aspects of the Acarology as presented at The Fourth Symposium of the European Acarologists held in Siena, Italy, July 24-28, 2000. The meeting addressed the direction of today's research, as well as highlighted the challenges of this scientific field. On the basis of the presentations and invited papers, there is evidence of a "new" Acarology based on modern techniques and methods of investigations. It also demonstrated the importance of the "classical" Acarology, based on the alpha taxonomy and original studies.
The Proceedings include selected original works on taxonomy, systematics, phynology, molecular biology, genetics, ecology (relationships between Acari and their plant/animal host), life strategies, morphology (reproductive anatomy, sperm transfer, structure and functioning of various organs of Acari), physiology, control and behaviour of mites and ticks.

Spis treści

Preface. Presidential address; F. Bernini. As time goes by: a profile of Italian Acarology; S. Ragusa. Phylogeny, Genetics and Speciation. Mites as models in development and genetics; R.H. Thomas. Speciation and biogeography in eriophyid mites: a review; B. Fenton. Mitochondrial DNA variation and phylogeography of Steganacarus on Tenerife (Canary Islands); N. Salomone, F. Bernini. Preliminary report on fossil oribatid mites from the Florisbad Quaternary Research Station, South Africa; L. Coetzee. An Early Ordovician oribatid mite (Acari: Oribatida) from the island of Öland, Sweden; F. Bernini, et al. Genetic Polymorphism in prey preference at a small spatial scale: a case study of soil predatory mites (Hypoaspis aculeifer) and two species of astigmatic mites as prey; I. Lesna, M.W. Sabelis. Experimental hybridization of Rhizoglyphus robini and R. echinopus (Acari: Acaridae). Morphology, Life Strategies and Physiology. Water Inhabiting Mites. The water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) of a little disturbed forest stream in southwest Germany - a study on seasonality and habitat preference, with remarks on diversity patterns in different geographical areas; R. Gerecke. The biodiversity of Neotropical water mites; T. Goldschmidt. Life history strategies of Hygrobates nigromaculatus, a widespread palaearctic water mite (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae); P. Martin, C. Davids. The impact of human activity on the water mite fauna (Acari, Hydrachnidia) of the `Lasy Janowskie' Landscape Park (South-Eastern Poland); R. Stryjecki. The occurrence of water mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) in saline waters from a stone coal-mine in Bogdanka (South-Eastern Poland); W. Kowalik. Soil Inhabiting Mites. Reproductive systemsof gamasid mites (Acari, Anactinotrichida) reconsidered; G. Alberti. Morphological variability between and within populations of Tectocepheus (Acari, Oribatida, Tectocepheidae) from the velatus-complex in central Europe; G. Weigmann. Endogynium types in Parasitidae as revealed by SEM (Acari: Gamasida: Parasitina); W. Witalinski, K. Borsuk. Colonization of primary sterile soils by epedaphic gamasina mites; A. Christian. Colonization of a dolomitic dump by mesostigmatid mites (Acari, Mesostigmata); G. Madej, P. Skubala. Zoogeographical survey on the Phthiracaroidea (Acari, Oribatida) of the Ethopian region; W. Niedbala. The occurrence of Macrocheles mites (Acari: Macrochelidae) in relation to the activity of dung beetles: a field study in Southern France; H. Glida, M. Bertrand. Development of oribatid mite communities (Acari, Oribatida) on a mine dump; P. Skubala. Parasitic Mites. Three-dimensional structure of the gut system of the mites Ameronothrus lineatus (Oribatida: Ameronothridae) and Hyadesia fusca (Astigmata: Hyadesiidae); J. Bücking. Ultrastructural investigations of Haller's organ in Dermacentor reticulatus (Fabr.) (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae); A. Buczek, et al. Morphologic adaptations to parasitism on reptiles: Pterygosomatidae (Prostigmata: Raphignathina); M. Bertrand. Plant Inhabiting Mites. Fine Structure of the phytoseiid-type sperm access system (Acari, Gamasida, Phytoseiidae); G. Alberti, A. Di Palma. Fine morphology of the bothridial receptor organs of Pediculaster mesembrinae (Acari: Siteroptidae) adult female; E. de Lillo, P. Aldini. Fine structure of a putative pedipalpal thermo/hygrosensillum in Tarsonemus nodosus Schaarschmidt, 1959 (Acari: Tarsonemidae); G. Nuzzaci, et al.