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AN ANALYSIS OF INTERSPECIFIC AND INTRASPECIFIC MORPHOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES IN TWO CLOSELY RELATED SPECIES OF AMBLYSEIUS BERLESE USING METHODS OF NUMERICAL TAXONOMY (ACARINA: PHYTOSEHDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D.A. Chant ,
R.I.C. Hansell  and
H.J. Rowell
D.A. Chant
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
R.I.C. Hansell
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
H.J. Rowell
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
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Abstract

Morphological variation between two closely related species in the genus Amblyseius Berlese was examined by numerical taxonomic methods. Multivariate tests indicated that A. canadensis Chant and Hansell and A. novaescotiae (Chant) represent two separate and distinct morphological groups. This supports their taxonomic retention as valid species. Intraspecific morphological variation was also examined and found to be correlated with climatic and host plant variables.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 109 , Issue 12 , December 1977 , pp. 1605 - 1618
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1977

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