Host tracking or resource tracking? the case of Periglischrus wing mites (Acarina: Spinturnicidae) of leaf-nosed bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Michoacán, México.

We examined the issue of host tracking versus resource tracking in spinturnicid wing mites of the genus Periglischrus, which are associated with bats of the family Phyllostomidae. Several lines of evidence suggest that these mites are host tracking, that is they do not respond to environmental facto...

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Main Authors: Sheeler Gordon, Lorinda L., D. Owen, Robert
Formato: Online
Idioma:eng
Publicado: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 1999
Acceso en liña:https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1701