Study of the Weight of Eggs from Six Ixodid Species from Brazil

Eggs from engorged females of six ixodidae species (Ixodes loricatus, Amblyomma rotundatum, A. cajennense, Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris, Boophilus microplus, Dermacentor nitens) maintained in laboratory were counted to calculate the number and mean weight in 1g of eggs from each species. Phylogen...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Romário Cerqueira Leite, Paulo Roberto de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1997-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000200012