ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES OF EDAPHIC ARTHROPODS
For those arthropod species adapted for living below the soil surface, the soil is a refuge from the biotic and abiotic perturbations existing above ground. Convergent morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations of epedaphic, euedaphic, and hemiedaphic arthropods to selective aspects of...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Annual review of entomology 1999-01, Vol.44 (1), p.233-256 |
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Zusammenfassung: | For those arthropod species adapted for living below the soil surface, the
soil is a refuge from the biotic and abiotic perturbations existing above
ground. Convergent morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations of
epedaphic, euedaphic, and hemiedaphic arthropods to selective aspects of
subterranean existence are examined in light of overlapping ecological niches.
The abiotic impact of the soil environment and its relationship to arthropod
evolution, radiation, and ecology are discussed as well. Specific areas
addressed include the invasion of land by marine arthropods, the impact of
morphology on arthropod mobility, osmoregulatory/respiratory systems, and
defensive strategies. |
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ISSN: | 0066-4170 1545-4487 |
DOI: | 10.1146/annurev.ento.44.1.233 |