The systematics, ecology and physiology of New Zealand landhoppers (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae).

The terrestrial Talitridae (landhoppers) are dominant members of mesic cryptozoic habitats in Gondwana fragments and other Southern Hemisphere land masses. Their respiratory apparatus consists of simple external gills bathed in fluid (exosomatic water). Respiratory rates are moderately high and vary...

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Main Author: Duncan, Kelvin Winston
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Zoology 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5965