Longevity and developmental stability in the dung fly Sepsis cynipsea, as affected by the ectoparasitic mite, Pediculoides mesembrinae

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Martin, Oliver Y ^a   Hosken, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diptera; Fluctuating asymmetry; Menoponidae; Parasite; Phthiraptera; Sepsidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; MENOPONIDAE; PHTHIRAPTERA; SCATHOPHAGIDAE; SEPSIDAE; SEPSIS (DIPTERAN FLY); SEPSIS CYNIPSEA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLY; FORELIMB; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MITES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WING;

EID: 75649089294     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.009.6601     Document Type: Article

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