Presence of sex pheromones in Anocentor nitens (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-54

  Ferreira Borges, Lígia Miranda ^a   Barbosa Ribeiro, Múcio Flávio ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anocentor nitens; Mating behavior; Sex pheromones

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANOCENTOR NITENS; EQUUS CABALLUS; IXODIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; TICK;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; RABBITS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; TICKS;

EID: 0032617862     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.1.50     Document Type: Article

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