In recent years there have been outstanding advances in our understanding of the ecology of a range of acarine taxa, and in particular plant mites. The aim of this book is to provide a review of the current understanding of the mode of reproduction, development, life history strategies, and resource allocation and utilization of the Acari from dynamic and phylogenetic viewpoints and to encourage workers in specialisations other than plant mites to channel their thinking along similar lines. As such, the coverage of the book is broad and includes discussions of house-dust mites, various...