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Factors affecting larval tick feeding success: host, density and time

BACKGROUND: Ectoparasites rely on blood-feeding to sustain activity, support development and produce offspring. Blood-feeding is also a route for transmission of diverse vector-borne pathogens. The likelihood of successfully feeding is thus an important aspect of ectoparasite population dynamics and...

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Autores principales: Jones, Cami R., Brunner, Jesse L., Scoles, Glen A., Owen, Jeb P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4488054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26104393
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0955-6

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