Acarology

Acari is identified in Acarology as a taxon of arachnids that contain mites and ticks. It is an example of something an Acarologist would study.

Acarology (from Greek ἀκαρί/ἄκαρι, akari, a type of mite; and -λογία, -logia) is the study of mites and ticks,[1] the animals in the order Acarina. It is a subfield of arachnology, a sub-discipline of the field of zoology. A zoologist specializing in acarology is called an acarologist. There are many acarologists studying around the world both professionally and amateur[2]. It is a developing science and long awaited research has been provided for it in more recent history[2].

Acarological organisations

Acarological societies

International

  • International Congress of Acarology
  • Societe Internationale des Acarologues de Langue Francaise
  • Systematic and Applied Acarology Society

Regional

  • Acarology Society of America
  • Acarological Society of Iran
  • Acarological Society of Japan
  • African Acarology Association
  • Egyptian Society of Acarology
  • European Association of Acarologists

Notable acarologists

Journals

The leading scientific journals for acarology include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ D. E. Walter & H. C. Proctor (1999). Mites: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour. University of NSW Press, Sydney and CABI, Wallingford. ISBN 0-86840-529-9.
  2. 1 2 "@the Buxton Library". doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00546.x&rft.externaldocid=2008461861&paramdict=en-us.

Further reading

  • Experimental and Applied Acarology, ISSN 1572-9702 (electronic), ISSN 0168-8162 (paper), Springer
  • E. Baker (1952). An Introduction to Acarology. New York: The MacMillan Company.
  • Gerald W. Krantz & D. E. Walter, ed. (2009). A Manual of Acarology (3rd ed.). Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 978-0-89672-620-8.
  • The dictionary definition of acarology at Wiktionary
  • Learning materials related to acarology at Wikiversity
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