WEIGHT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN Boophilus microplus (IXODOIDEA: IXODIDAE) FROM BRAZIL AND FROM CUBA
2007
de la Vega, R(LABIOFAM) | Díaz, G(Universidad de La Habana Facultad de Biología Departamento Biología Animal y Humana) | Camejo, A(LABIOFAM) | Fonseca, A.H(Universidad Federal Rural de Rio do Janeiro) | Passos Rangel, C(Universidad Federal Rural de Rio do Janeiro)
English. Weights of engorged females and recently molted adults Boophilus microplus (both females and males) from Cuba and Brazil were compared by means of t-Student tests. It was observed that Brazilian ticks were always significantly heavier than those from Cuba. Some comments about the possible causes, significance of observation and further researches to be performed are offered.
Show more [+] Less [-]English. Key words: ticks; weight; Boophilus; Ixodoidea; Ixodidae
Show more [+] Less [-]Spanish; Castilian. Se comparó el peso de hembras repletas y adultos recién mudados (hembras y machos) de Boophilus microplus de Cuba y de Brasil mediante pruebas de t de Student. Se observó que las garrapatas de Brasil fueron siempre significativamente más pesadas que las de Cuba. Se comenta sobre las posibles causas y significado de este fenómeno y de las futuras investigaciones a realizar.
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