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The population dynamics of the parasitic gamasid mite Macronyssus corethroproctus (Oudemans, 1902) during the overwintering period of its host, the pond bat Myotis dasycneme (Boie, 1825), has been analyzed. Regression equations have been obtained that describe the dependence of the abundance of mites on the time since the start of overwintering and on host’s sex and body condition.
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Original Russian Text © M.V. Orlova, O.L. Orlov, I.A. Kshnyasev, 2012, published in Ekologiya, 2012, No. 4, pp. 303–307.
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Orlova, M.V., Orlov, O.L. & Kshnyasev, I.A. Changes in the abundance of parasitic gamasid mite Macronyssus corethroproctus (Oudemans, 1902) during the overwintering period of its host, the pond bat Myotis dasycneme (Boie, 1825). Russ J Ecol 43, 328–332 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413612040108
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