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Myxomatosis: the emergence of male and female European rabbit fleas Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale) from laboratory cultures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Rosamond C. H. Shepherd  and
J. W. Edmonds
Rosamond C. H. Shepherd
Affiliation:
Keith Turnbull Research Institute, Vermin and Noxious Weeds Destruction Board, Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Franleston, Victoria 3199
J. W. Edmonds
Affiliation:
Keith Turnbull Research Institute, Vermin and Noxious Weeds Destruction Board, Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Franleston, Victoria 3199
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The sex ratios and the emergence patterns of the European rabbit flea bred under animal house conditions were examined. An overall preponderance of female fleas was found. This was due to the greater preponderance of female fleas in the primary emergence, whereas the sex ratios in the secondary emergence were about 1:1.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 84 , Issue 1 , February 1980 , pp. 109 - 113
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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