Phoretic mite discrimination among male burying beetle (Nicrophorus investigator) hosts

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 266-271

  Grossman, J D ^a   Smith, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Host selection; Nicrophorus investigator; Phoresy; Phoretic mites

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODY SIZE; HOST SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MITE; PHORESY;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

ACARI; COLEOPTERA; MESOSTIGMATA; NICROPHORUS; NICROPHORUS INVESTIGATOR; PARASITIDAE; POECILOCHIRUS; SILPHIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 39049168053     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2008)101[266:PMDAMB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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