Syringophilid Quill Mites Obey Harrison’s Rule

Harrison’s Rule (HR) postulates a positive allometry between host and parasite body sizes. We tested HR for Syringophilid quill mites parasitizing birds. Using host body mass and parasite body length as size indices, this pattern was absent in the Syringophilidae family and the Syringophilinae subfa...

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Main Authors: Lajos Rózsa, Mónika Ianculescu, Martin Hromada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-08-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/9/516
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