Ectoparasitic mites infest common and widespread but not rare and red-listed dragonfly species

Odonatologica

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-262

  Grant, P B C ^a   Samways, M J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAGONFLY; ECTOPARASITE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE; PARASITISM; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACARI; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ARRENURUS; CERIAGRION; ISCHNURA SENEGALENSIS; LEPTUS; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 34548414675     PISSN: 03750183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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