Feather mites (Astigmata) avoid moulting wing feathers of passerine birds
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Diversity of feather mites (Acari: Astigmata) on Darwin's finches.
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عنوان ژورنال: Animal Behaviour
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-3472
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2001.1814