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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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Autores principales: Lachaud, Jean-Paul, Klompen, Hans, Pérez-Lachaud, Gabriela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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