Water mite parasitism in damselflies during emergence: Two hosts, one pattern

Ecography

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 273-282

  Rolff, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DAMSELFLY; EMERGENCE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

ACARI; ARRENURIDAE; ARRENURUS; ARRENURUS CUSPIDATOR; COENAGRION HASTULATUM; COENAGRION PUELLA; COENAGRIONIDAE; HYDRACARINA; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0034044818     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2000.tb00282.x     Document Type: Article

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