ArticleEcology and evolution2018
Feather mite abundance varies but symbiotic nature of mite-host relationship does not differ between two ecologically dissimilar warblers.
Article in Ecology and evolution, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Continuous and asymmetric dorsal-ventral abundance associations along the wing in feather mite communities.Die Naturwissenschaften · 2026Article
- Patterns of feather mite (Acariformes: Astigmata) prevalence and load in a promiscuous bird during the breeding season.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2024Article
- Horizontal transmission maintains host specificity and codiversification of symbionts in a brood parasitic host.Communications biology · 2023Article
- Population Genomics of Pooled Samples: Unveiling Symbiont Infrapopulation Diversity and Host-Symbiont Coevolution.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Feather mite abundance varies but symbiotic nature of mite-host relationship does not differ between two ecologically dissimilar warblers.Ecology and evolution · 2018Article
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Abstract
Feather mites are obligatory ectosymbionts of birds that primarily feed on the oily secretions from the uropygial gland. Feather mite abundance varies within and among host species and has various effects on host condition and fitness, but there is little consensus on factors that drive variation of this symbiotic system. We tested hypotheses regarding how within-species and among-species traits explain variation in both (1) mite abundance and (2) relationships between mite abundance and host body condition and components of host fitness (reproductive performance and apparent annual survival). We focused on two closely related (Parulidae), but ecologically distinct, species:
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