Biogeography of oribatid mites (Acari) reflects their ancient origin and points to Southeast Asia as centre of radiation - Lu, Jing‐Zhong; Pan, Xue; Scheu, Stefan; Maraun, Mark (Journal of biogeography, 2024)
Keywords: Acari; Africa; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Endemic species; Endemism; Eurasia; Evolution; family; Genera; genotype; Genotypes; Geographical distribution; indigenous species; Island creation; latitude; Life history; Mites; North America; Oribatida; Pacific Ocean Islands; Paleozoic; Parthenogenesis; Plate tectonics; Radiation; Sarcoptiformes; soil; Soil biodiversity; Soil mites; South America; South East Asia; species; Taxa; thelytoky; Tropical environment; Tropical environments; Water level fluctuations; Water levels; Eurasia; Southeast Asia; South America; South East Asia; Pacific Ocean Islands; North America; Africa