Phenology determines seasonal variation in ectoparasite loads in a natural insect population

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 514-522

  Hassall, Christopher ^a,b   Lowe, Chris D ^b   Harvey, Ian F ^b   Watts, Phillip C ^b   Thompson, David J ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrenurus; Coenagrion puella; Damselfly; Immunology; Invertebrates; Mites; Odonata; Phenology temperature

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DAMSELFLY; ECTOPARASITE; ECTOTHERMY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PHENOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACARI; ARRENURUS; COENAGRION PUELLA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 77955232731     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2010.01210.x     Document Type: Article

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