Artificial feeding of Amblyomma cajennense (Acari: Ixodidae) fasting females through capillary tube technique;Alimentação artificial de fêmeas de Amblyomma cajennense (Acari: Ixodidae) em jejum por meio da técnica de tubos capilares

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 128-132

  Abel, Isis ^a   Corrêa, Fabíola N ^b   Castro, Abisair A ^b   Cunha, Nathalie C ^b   Madureira, Renata C ^b   Fonseca, Adivaldo H ^b  

^a Centro Universitario de Lavras   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

In vitro feeding; Micropipettes; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; BOVINAE; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK;

ANIMALS; FASTING; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; IXODIDAE;

EID: 67649757002     PISSN: 0103846X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612008000300002     Document Type: Article

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