Biological aspects of Amblyomma brasiliense (Acari: Ixodidae) under laboratory conditions

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-48

  Sanches, Gustavo S ^a   Bechara, Gervásio H ^a   Garcia, Marcos V ^a   Labruna, Marcelo B ^b   Szabó, Matias P J ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amblyomma brasiliense; Biological parameters; Ixodidae; Pigs; Rabbits; Ticks

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INCUBATION; LABORATORY METHOD; LAGOMORPH; LIFE CYCLE; MOLT; OVIPOSITION; PIG; TICK;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; EGG LAYING; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFESTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IXODIDAE; OVIPOSITION; TICK INFESTATIONS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA BRASILIENSE; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 43049174591     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-007-9127-5     Document Type: Article

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