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?

While birds-of-paradise (Passeriformes: Paradisaeidae) are a well-known group of birds, our understanding of their parasites is still limited. This study reports on parasitic quill mites of the subfamily Picobiinae (Acariformes: Syringophilidae), which have never before been recorded on this group o...

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Main Authors: Bozena Sikora, Markus Unsoeld, Roland R. Melzer, Stefan Friedrich, Maciej Skoracki
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語言:英语
出版: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
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在線閱讀:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/9/1509