Guano invertebrate project: Carlsbad Caverns National Park project update

Northup DE and Welbourn WC. 1991. Guano invertebrate project: Carlsbad Caverns National Park project update

Preliminary results of research on mites in bat guano. Describes methodology and give results: a list of 13 families/suborders of mites found, observations on mite numbers (variability of density, association with fungivores, effect of freshness of guano). Also includes graphs showing mite densities from month-to-month throughout the year.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Northup, Diana; Welbourn, W
Date of Issue
1991
Units
CAVE
Keywords
Animal Studies, Guano, Mites & Ticks (Acarina), Seasonality

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