Could the acarid mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) be used as an environmental thermometer?
A proof-of-concept for the reconstruction of historical temperatures from museum collections of a commonly-occurring saprophagous mite is recounted. Technological readiness level 3 (TRL3) and TRL4 stage-gates were passed for a multiplex bioassay of ambient temperature using re-purposed laboratory da...
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Taylor and Francis
2021
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