Parasite load effects on sex ratio, size, survival and mating fitness of Heleidomermis magnapapula in Culicoides sonorensis
Heleidomermis magnapapula parasitizes the blood-feeding midge Culicoides sonorensis. Most (84%) single mermithid infective second stage juveniles (J2) developed into adult females, while parasitism by multiple J2 yielded 97% male adults. Nematodes emerged from the midge larval host as adults and mat...
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| Language: | English |
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2023-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Nematology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2023-0052 |