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Feather mites, small “vacuum cleaners” that clean the plumage of birds at night

Feather mites, small “vacuum cleaners” that clean the plumage of birds at night
A research team from the Doñana Biological Station (CSIC), the University of Granada, and the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign, USA) has studied the nocturnal activity of mites living...
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actualidad feather mites proctophyllodes trouessartia host-symbiont system mites pterosphere astigmata 01/12/21

Water boatman survival and fecundity are related to ectoparasitism and salinity stress

Water boatman survival and fecundity are related to ectoparasitism and salinity stress
Salinity is increasing in aquatic ecosystems in the Mediterranean region due to global change, and this is likely to have an important impact on host-parasite interactions. Here the relationships...
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actualidad survival fecundity parasites mites sigara lateralis corixa affinis hydrachna skorikowi 17/01/19