Markers of life history traits: variation in morphology, molecular and amino acid sequences within<i>Typhlodromus</i>(<i>Anthoseius</i>)<i>recki</i>Wainstein (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae)
Journal: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Year: 2020

Abstract In this study we investigated morphological and molecular variation within the predatory mite Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki, and their relationships to ecological features. In total, 42 morphological characters were measured on 87 specimens from seven populations in the south of France and Sicily living on plants of four families. DNA sequences (two mitochondrial markers) and the amino acid sequences of the CytB protein were assessed. A relationship between morphological variation and