Parasite-mediated reductions in the growth of nymphal backswimmers
- 1 August 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 85 (1) , 1-7
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000054081
Abstract
SUMMARY: Engorged, parasitic water mites were observed to decrease the growth rate and to increase the stadium length of nymphal backswimmers. Unengorged mites were found to have no effect on the host. The extended stadium lengths of parasitized hosts should reduce the instantaneous rate of natural increase of populations of parasitized hosts because this rate is sensitive to any factor that delays the onset of reproduction.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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