You are looking mitey fine: Parasites as direct indicators of fitness in the mating system of a host species

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-239

  McLachlan, Athol J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mating behaviour; Midges; Mites; Parasites; Sexual selection; Worms

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; INVERTEBRATE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MITE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ACARI; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; GASTROMERMIS; MERMITHIDA; PARATRICHOCLADIUS RUFIVENTRIS; UNIONICOLA YPSILOPHORA;

EID: 33750193853     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2006.9522710     Document Type: Article

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