Parasitism of Sympetrum dragonflies by Arrenurus planus mites: maintenance of resistance particular to one species

Using field surveys and histological methods, we show that a dragonfly species ( Sympetrum internum) has an effective resistance, not seen previously in other odonates, to a mite parasite ( Arrenurus planus). This mite is a generalist parasite known to effectively engorge on several other odonate sp...

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