Success of ectoparasites: How important is timing of host contact?

Biology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 118-120

  Robb, T ^a   Forbes, M R ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Damselfly; Mite; Parasite fitness; Resistance

Indexed keywords

DAMSELFLY; ECTOPARASITE; FITNESS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE;

ARTICLE; ECTOPARASITE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; LARVA; MITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACARI; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 25444518274     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0271     Document Type: Article

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