Feather mites (Acari, Astigmata) associated with birds in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Northeastern Brazil
AbstractThe present study reports associations between feather mites (Astigmata) and birds in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Rio Grande do Norte state, in Brazil. In the laboratory, mites were collected through visual examination of freshly killed birds. Overall, 172 individuals from 38 bird species...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
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