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. 1960 Sep 16;132(3429):738-9.
doi: 10.1126/science.132.3429.738.

Factors in Phoretic Association of a Mite and Fly

B Greenberg, P D Carpenter

Factors in Phoretic Association of a Mite and Fly

B Greenberg et al. Science. .

Abstract

Combined rearing of the mite Myianoetus muscarum (L.), and the fly Muscina stabulans (Fall.) has revealed adaptations of the hypopus to a series of fly factors. These adaptations favor the mite's dispersal. Hypopi are attracted to the pupa by a volatile substance and cluster on the anterior end, from which the fly emerges.

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