Molecular diet studies of water mites reveal prey biodiversity.

Water mites are diverse aquatic invertebrates that provide potentially important ecosystem and economic services as bioindicators and mosquito biocontrol; however, little is known about water mite digestive physiology, including their diet in nature. Water mites, much like their spider relatives, li...

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Main Authors: Adrian A Vasquez, Obadeh Mohiddin, Zeyu Li, Brittany L Bonnici, Katherine Gurdziel, Jeffrey L Ram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254598