Densities and distributions of commensal feather mites (zachvatkinia caspica) among the primaries of caspian terns

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-398

  Bridge, Eli S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acari; Caspian tern (sterna caspia); Distribution; Feather mites; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 32144451193     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950308684356     Document Type: Article

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