Escape of parasitic water mites from dragonfly predators attacking their damselfly hosts

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 213-218

  Nagel, L ^a   Zanuttig, M ^a   Forbes, M R ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; COLOR MORPH; DAMSELFLY; DRAGONFLY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; MITE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SURVIVAL; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION;

ACARI; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ARRENURIDAE; ARRENURUS PLANUS; ARRENURUS POLLICTUS; HYDRACARINA; LESTES DISJUNCTUS; LESTES FORCIPATUS; LESTIDAE; LIBELLULIDAE; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 79952969368     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-112     Document Type: Article

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