Urbanization--how does it affect the behaviour of sandflies?
The effect of building activities on the abundance of sandflies was investigated in Jordan. A total of 3442 sandflies were collected. The largest collections were made from natural habitats, uninhabited and inhabited houses. Collections from the latter two often included a larger number of Phlebotomus species. It was evident from this study that sandfly populations are able to recover to, and often exceed their original natural densities in man-made artificial habitats.
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Department of Biological Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Abdel-Hafez
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Molyneux
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D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000502:physiology*; D012621:Seasons; D014507:Urbanization