Differences in attachment of water mites on water boatmen: Further evidence of differential parasitism and possible exclusion of a host from part of its potential range

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 824-834

  Bennett, A M R ^a,b   Scudder, G G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC ORGANISM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SALINE LAKE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA;

ACARI; CENOCORIXA BIFIDA; CENOCORIXA EXPLETA; CORIXIDAE; EYLAIS EURYHALINA; HETEROPTERA; HYDRACHNELLAE;

EID: 0031793145     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-014     Document Type: Article

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