Parasitism of Sympetrum dragonflies by Arrenurus planus mites: Maintenance of resistance particular to one species

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 991-999

  Forbes, Mark R ^a   Muma, Katherine E ^b   Smith, Bruce P ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dragonflies; Host parasite interactions; Mites; Parasite mediated competition; Resistance; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

DRAGONFLY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE; PARASITE RESISTANCE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLY; HISTOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; MALE; MITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; INSECTS; MALE; MITES;

ACARI; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ARRENURUS PLANUS; SYMPETRUM; SYMPETRUM INTERNUM; SYMPETRUM OBTRUSUM;

EID: 0032764833     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00061-2     Document Type: Article

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