Phoresy of Uropoda orbicularis (Acari: Mesostigmata) by beetles (Coleoptera) associated with cattle dung in Poland

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 185-188

  Bajerlein, Daria ^a   Błoszyk, Jerzy ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acari; Dung beetles; Phoresy; Poland; Uropoda orbicularis

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; PHORESY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SYMBIOSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

ACARI; APHODIIDAE; APHODIINAE; BOS TAURUS; COLEOPTERA; GEOTRUPIDAE; HEXAPODA; HISTERIDAE; HYDROPHILIDAE; INSECTA; MESOSTIGMATA; SCARABAEIDAE; UROPODA; UROPODA ORBICULARIS;

EID: 1842629625     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2004.022     Document Type: Article

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