Kinetics of active and passive components of water exchange between the air and a mite, Dermatophagoides farinae

Female North American house dust mites were found to exchange water with the ambient air from two compartments. At humidities above the critical equilibrium activity (CEA), transpiration out of a single large compartment was observed using HTO as a tracer for water. Total sorption into this compartm...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of insect physiology 1974-01, Vol.20 (6), p.1063-1077
Hauptverfasser:	Arlian, Larry G., Wharton, G.W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Air Animals arthropods Dust entomology Female Humidity insects Kinetics Mites - metabolism Water - metabolism
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