Birds and hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae), with discussions about hypotheses on tick evolution

The relationship between birds (Aves) and hard ticks (Ixodidae) was analyzed for the 386 of 721 tick extant species whose larva, nymph and adults are known as well as their natural hosts. A total of 136 (54 Prostriata= Ixodes, 82 Metastriata= all other genera) are frequently found on Aves, but only...

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Main Authors: Guglielmone, Alberto, Nava, Santiago
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1429
http://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/FAVEveterinaria/article/view/6609/9722
https://doi.org/10.14409/favecv.v16i1.6609

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