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Macrodinychus mites as parasitoids of invasive ants: an overlooked parasitic association
Mites are frequent ant symbionts, yet the exact nature of their interactions with their hosts is poorly known. Generally, myrmecophilous mites show adaptations for dispersal through phoresis, but species that lack such an adaptation may have evolved unusual specialized relationships with their hosts...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4956750/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27444515 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep29995 |