Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology
Dehydrating microhabitats increase mite activity and intensify ectoparasitism of Drosophila.
Joshua B Benoit, Gabrielle LeFevre, Joy Bose, Ann Miller, David Lewis, Hailie Talbott, Chandrima Das, Emily Susanto, Lyn Wang, Oluwaseun M Ajayi, Shyh-Chi Chen, Michal Polak
Published: 202610.1007/s00360-025-01652-x
Abstract
Parasites interact with their host in variable environments that are often subject to water scarcity and dehydration. Drosophilid fruit flies and associated ectoparasitic mites interact across a range of microhabitats, typically in decaying organic m…
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