Sexual sorting in Hummingbird flower mites (Mesostigmata: Ascidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 952-959

  Colwell, R K ^a   Naeem, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hummingbird flower mites; Mate finding; Phoresy; Sex ratio; Sexual sorting

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; MITE; PHORESY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX RATIO;

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; ASCIDAE; MESOSTIGMATA; PROCTOLAELAPS; PROCTOLAELAPS KIRMSEI; RHINOSEIUS; TROCHILIDAE; TROPICOSEIUS;

EID: 0033384193     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/92.6.952     Document Type: Article

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