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Biochemical and physiological studies of certain ticks (Ixodoidea). Haemolysis rate and meal size in the interactions between Argas (Persicargas) arboreus Kaiser, Hoogstraal and Kohls, A. (P.) persicus (Oken) (Argasidae) and some avian hosts

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Roger J. Tatchell ,
John D. Kerr  and
Found N. Boctor
Roger J. Tatchell
Affiliation:
United States Naval Medical Research Unit Number Three (NAMRU-3), U.S. Interests Section, c/o Spanish Embassy, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt
John D. Kerr
Affiliation:
Division of Mathematical Statistics, CSIRO, Long Pocket Laboratories, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068, Australia
Found N. Boctor
Affiliation:
United States Naval Medical Research Unit Number Three (NAMRU-3), U.S. Interests Section, c/o Spanish Embassy, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt
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Bloodmeal volumes and haemolysis rates were determined in male Argas (Persicargas) arboreus and A. (P.) persicus fed on pigeons, domestic fowl, and adult and fledgling herons. Erythrocyte osmotic fragility curves were prepared for the host species.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 67 , Issue 1 , August 1973 , pp. 41 - 51
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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