Susceptibility to Parasitism: Experiments with the Damselfly Enallagma ebrium (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) and Larval Water Mites, Arrenurus spp. (Acari: Arrenuridae)
Authors:
- Mark R. L. ForbesMFMark R. L. Forbes
- Robert L. BakerRBRobert L. Baker
Abstract
We found that larval damselflies actively defended against colonization by larval water mites (Arrenurus spp.) and that developmental stage of damselflies was r...Keywords
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