Life-cycle and host specificity of Amblyomma tigrinum (Acari: Ixodidae) under laboratory conditions

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 115-125

  Labruna, Marcelo B ^a   Souza, Silvio L P ^a   Menezes, Ana C ^b   Horta, Maurício C ^a   Pinter, Adriano ^a   Gennari, Solange M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CEMASI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amblyomma tigrinum; Host preference; Ixodidae; Life cycle

Indexed keywords

HOST SPECIFICITY; LIFE CYCLE; TICK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LABORATORY; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; NYMPH; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RAT; TICK;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; IXODIDAE; LABORATORIES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; NYMPH; RABBITS; RATS;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA TIGRINUM; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; CALOMYS; CALOMYS CALLOSUS; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS; DIDELPHIS ALBIVENTRIS; GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS; IXODIDAE; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0036436886     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020957122256     Document Type: Article

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