Host feeding patterns of Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) within the Picos de Europa National Park in northern Spain

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 692-697

  Calvo, J H ^a,d   Berzal, B ^a   Calvete, C ^a   Miranda, M A ^b   Estrada, R ^c   Lucientes, J ^c  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d FUNDACIÓN ARAID   (Spain)

Author keywords

blood meal; Culicoides; cytochrome b gene; PCR

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; DNA;

CATTLE; CYTOCHROME; DATABASE; DISEASE VECTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEMOPHAGY; INSECT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENT; SAMPLING; SHEEP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHICKEN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CATTLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHICKENS; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SPAIN;

CASTILLA Y LEON; LEON [CASTILLA Y LEON]; PICOS DE EUROPA REGIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

BOS; BOVIDAE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS PINETORUM; MURIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84869486319     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485312000284     Document Type: Article

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