Ectoparasitic effects on host survival and reproduction: The Drosophila-macrocheles association

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1379-1389

  Polak, Michal ^a,b,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila nigrospiracula; Ectoparasitism; Fertility; Fruit fly; Haemolymph depletion; Macrocheles subbadius; Mites; Nutritional stress; Population regulation; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE; NUTRITIONAL STRESS; PARASITE;

USA, ARIZONA, SONORAN DESERT;

ACARI; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA NIGROSPIRACULA; DROSOPHILIDAE; MACROCHELES SUBBADIUS;

EID: 0030433587     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265535     Document Type: Article

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