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International Journal of Acarology Volume 50, 2024 - Issue 2
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Supernumerary presence of the oribatid mite Archegozetes sp. Grandjean, 1931 in stomach contents of the túngara frog Engystomops pustulosus (Cope, 1864) encourages validation of interaction pathways: phoretic, parasitic, or prey?

Andrés A. Salazar-Fillippoa Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic;b Geobiology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paul David Alfonso Gutiérrez-Cárdenasc Grupo de Ecología y Diversidad de Anfibios y Reptiles, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, ColombiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8219-0108View further author information
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Pablo A. López-Bedoyac Grupo de Ecología y Diversidad de Anfibios y Reptiles, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia;d Programa de Pós graduação em Entomologia, Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5525-1291View further author information
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Pages 186-188 | Received 09 Oct 2023, Accepted 24 Jan 2024, Published online: 19 Feb 2024

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