Trends in Acarology Proceedings of the 12th International Congress [Paperback]

Mites and ticks are everywhere and acarologists go after them  some explore their bewildering diversity, others try to understand their how and why. For the past 50 years, the International Congress of Acarology has been the forum for worldwide communication on the knowledge of Acari, helping researchers and students to look beyond their disciplines. Many mites and ticks are economic factors as they are pests of agricultural, veterinary and medical importance, and several species have become model organisms in modern biology. The 96 contributions to Trends in Acarology  reflecting fields as molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, pathology, ecology, evolutionary biology, systematic biology, soil biology, plant protection, pest control and epidemiology  have been reviewed and carefully edited. This volume contains a wealth of new information, that may stimulate research for many years to come.Mites and ticks are everywhere and acarologists go after them  some explore their bewildering diversity, others try to understand their how and why. For the past 50 years, the International Congress of Acarology has been the forum for worldwide communication on the knowledge of Acari, helping researchers and students to look beyond their disciplines. Many mites and ticks are economic factors as they are pests of agricultural, veterinary and medical importance, and several species have become model organisms in modern biology. The 96 contributions to Trends in Acarology  reflecting fields as molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, pathology, ecology, evolutionary biology, systematic biology, soil biology, plant protection, pest control and epidemiology  have been reviewed and carefully edited. This volume contains a wealth of new information, that may stimulate research for many years to come.PLENARY OPENING LECTUREFrom sequence to phoresy  molecular biology in acarology (Hans Klompen)PHYLOGENY AND TAXONOMY OF ACARISystematic relationsl3k