Reproduction of ectoparasitic mites in a coevolved system: Varroa spp.—Eastern honey bees, Apis cerana

Reproduction of ectoparasitic mites in a coevolved system: Varroa spp.—Eastern honey bees, Apis cerana

Abstract Parasite host shifts can impose a high selective pressure on novel hosts. Even though the coevolved systems can reveal fundamental aspects of host–parasite interactions, research often focuses on the new host–parasite relationships. This holds true for two ectoparasitic mite species, Varroa...

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Main Authors: Shuai Wang, Zheguang Lin, Gongwen Chen, Paul Page, Fuliang Hu, Qingsheng Niu, Xiaoling Su, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Peter Neumann, Huoqing Zheng, Vincent Dietemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-12-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
honey bee
host shift
infestation
reproduction
Varroa mites
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7038

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7038

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