Experimental evidence for a demographic cline in Panstrongylus megistus populations
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 96(6): 773-775, Aug. 2001. tab
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ABSTRACT
The population biology of three populations of Panstrongylus megistus was compared to determine possible influence on the behaviour and epidemiological importance of this species. The results demonstrated differences in terms of egg eclosion time, nymphal mortality and development rates, and feeding and defaecation rates. These differences appeared to follow a geographical cline, primarily reflecting different degrees of adaptation to domestic habitats
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Main subject:
Panstrongylus
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Feeding Behavior
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Life Cycle Stages
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Year:
2001
Type:
Article