Biology of House Finch feather mites, Proctophyllodes pinnatus (Acari: Proctophyllodidae), parallels variation in preen gland secretions

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-90

  Haribal, Meena ^a   Proctor, Heather ^b   Dhondt, Andre A ^a   Rodriguez, Eloy ^c  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acariformes; Astigmata; Carpodacus mexicanus; ectosymbionts; evolution; natural history; preen gland secretions; Proctophyllodes pinnatus; seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ACARIFORMES; ANALGOIDEA; ASTIGMATA; AVES; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; FRINGILLIDAE; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PROCTOPHYLLODES PINNATUS; PROCTOPHYLLODIDAE;

EID: 79551624281     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647954.2010.495952     Document Type: Article

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