Negative effects of Arrenurus water mites on the flight distances of the damselfly Nehalennia speciosa (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

Aquatic Insects

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 233-240

  Reinhardt, Klaus ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrenurus; Insect flight; Odonata; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000754693     PISSN: 01650424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650429609361626     Document Type: Article

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