title: Urbanization--how does it affect the behaviour of sandflies?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamhawi
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Abdel-Hafez
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Molyneux
mesh_terms: 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