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Cunha,Nathalie Costa da; Rangel,Charles Passos; Piranda,Eliane Mattos; Rezende,Jania de; Teixeira,Rafaella Câmara; Fonseca,Adivaldo Henrique da. |
This study assesses the weight gain of partially engorged Rhipicephalus sanguineus females that were artificially fed via capillary tubes and the influence of capillary tube feeding on the biological parameters of the non-parasitic stage of the species. The ticks were sorted into four groups, each containing ten females of a homogeneous weight. The groups were each treated for different feeding times, 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours. The weight gain of the artificially fed females was measured, and the biological parameters of the non-parasitic stage of the tick were observed for each treatment group. The statistical non-parametrical Dunn and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to compare the results. The mean weights (mg) were 0.2±2.4; 4.3±5.8; 7.4±5.8 and 12.0±11.2 for... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Feeding in vitro; Capillary tube; Ixodidae. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782010000400028 |
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