First Records of Picobiine Mites Associated with Birds-of-Paradise: Can Interspecific Sexual Behaviour of Hosts Play a Role in the Distribution of Quill Mite Parasites? †

SIMPLE SUMMARY: We report on the occurrence of parasitic quill mites of the family Syringophilidae on the well-known avian group birds-of-paradise. Our investigation resulted in the discovery of two new species of mites belonging to the subfamily Picobiinae, which has never before been recorded on b...

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Autores principales: Sikora, Bozena, Unsoeld, Markus, Melzer, Roland R., Friedrich, Stefan, Skoracki, Maciej
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10177229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37174545
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13091509

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10177229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37174545
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13091509

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