“More Than Meets the Eye”: Cryptic Diversity and Contrasting Patterns of Host-Specificity in Feather Mites Inhabiting Seabirds

Feather mites are useful models for studying speciation due to their high diversity and strong degree of host specialization. However, studies to date have focused on the evolution of higher-level mite taxa while much hidden diversity likely occurs at the level of host genera and species. In this st...

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Main Authors: Laura M. Stefan, Elena Gómez-Díaz, Sergey V. Mironov, Jacob González-Solís, Karen D. McCoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00097/full