The life cycle of Amblyomma auricularium (Acari: Ixodidae) using rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as experimental host

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-77

  Faccini, João Luiz H ^a   Cardoso, Ana Cristina B ^a   Onofrio, Valeria C ^b   Labruna, Marcelo B ^c   Barros Battesti, Darci M ^b  

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

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amblyomma auricularium; Experimental; Ixodidae; Life cycle

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LAGOMORPH; LIFE CYCLE; MOLT; SEX RATIO; TEMPORAL PERIOD; TICK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TICK; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; IXODIDAE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; RABBITS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX RATIO; TIME FACTORS;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AURICULARIUM; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 71049142670     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9281-z     Document Type: Article

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