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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Generation Time of Male Quill Mites (Syringophiloidus minor) (Berlese) (Acarina: Syringophilidae)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1975
Authors:Casto, SD
Journal:American Midland Naturalist
Volume:93
Issue:2
Date Published:1975
ISBN Number:00030031
Keywords:Passer, Passer domesticus, Passeridae
Abstract:Data on generation time of the house sparrow quill mite, Syringophiloidus minor (Berlese), were obtained by relating the age of infested quills to the occurrence of adult male mites. The minimum time necessary for development from egg to adult male was estimated to be 39-50 days.
URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2424188
Short Title:American Midland Naturalist
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