Symbiotic feather mites synchronize dispersal and population growth with host sociality and migratory disposition

Ecography

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 113-120

  Blanco, Guillermo ^a   Frías, Oscar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; MITE; POPULATION GROWTH; SYMBIONT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ACARI; ANALGOIDEA; ARTHROPODA; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 0034939652     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0587.2001.240201.x     Document Type: Article

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