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Abstract
Female Amblyomma americanum [L.] that feed on Bos taurus cattle weigh significantly (P = 0.05) more (mean = 505.4 mg) than females that feed on B. indicus x B. taurus cattle (mean = 450.7 mg) but not females that feed on B. indicus cattle (mean = 489.7 mg). Females that feed on B. taurus cattle lay more eggs (mean = 3492) and produce more larvae (mean = 3243) than females that feed on B. indicus cattle (mean = 3103 eggs; 2925 larvae) or B. indicus x B. taurus cattle (mean = 2961 eggs; 2759 larvae). The number of eggs produced per unit engorged female weight is not significantly different in ticks that feed on B. taurus and B. indicus x B. taurus cattle.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2081445 DOI： 10.1007/BF01194086
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Appl Acarol ISSN： 0168-8162 Impact factor: 2.132