Population structure changes of Dermanyssus hirundinis and Ornithonyssus sylviarum (Acarina, Mesostigmata) in the penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus) nests during the breeding period

Biologia

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 519-529

  Kristofik, Jân ^a   Masän, Peter ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Acarina; Dermanyssus hirundinis; Mesostigmata; Nests; Ornithonyssus syfviarum; Penduline tit; Population structure; Remiz pendulinus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005720927     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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