Prognosing the sex of adults of Amblyomma auricularium through evaluating the biological parameters of engorged nymphs Prognóstico do sexo dos adultos de Amblyomma auricularium através da avaliação de parâmetros biológicos de ninfas ingurgitadas

Maintaining tick colonies under laboratory condition, as well as carrying out experimental studies on these arthropods may be more successful with better knowledge of some basic biological parameters. In this study, we evaluated how the weight, engorgement period and premolt period of Amblyomma auri...

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Main Authors: Michele da Costa Pinheiro, Iwine Joyce Barbosa de Sá, Carla Carolina Dias Uzedo Ribeiro, Camila Dantas Martins, Vanessa de Almeida Raia, Kátia Maria Famadas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2013-04-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782013000400015