Alpine predator: the amazing wekiu bug thrives in Mauna Kea cold

Author:

Gon, Sam

Title:

Alpine predator: the amazing wekiu bug thrives in Mauna Kea cold

Periodical:

Membership Newsletter, Nature Conservancy

Year:

1988

Pages:

6

Subject:

Wekiu bug Nysius wekiuicola Insects alpine climate Aeolian ecosystems

Summary:

Wekiu bugs that are brought up the barren summit of Mauna Kea by wind, adapted to the cold and dry alpine condition of the summit and are important candidates for research in natural diversity and environment adaptation.

Label:

Insects - Wekiu

Date:

June 1988

Collection:

Periodicals