Reproductive aspects of Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris.
The adult stage of Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris was studied. Two infestations consisted of male and female ticks on two rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Other two infestations consisted of only female ticks on two O. cuniculus. Females fed without males showed differences in some biological parameters when compared to females fed with males. Parthenogenesis is reported for the first time by one H. leporis-palustris female.
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Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D012098:Reproduction; D012100:Reproduction, Asexual; D013984:Tick Infestations; D013987:Ticks / Q000502:physiology*