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An unexpected advantage of insectivorism: insect moulting hormones ingested by song birds affect their ticks
Ecdysteroids are important hormones that regulate moulting in arthropods. Three-host ixodid ticks normally moult to the next stage after finishing their blood meal, in the off-host environment. Presumably, three-host ticks that feed on the blood of insectivorous vertebrate hosts can be exposed to hi...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4800390/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26996354 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep23390 |