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Endophagy of biting midges attacking cavity-nesting birds
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SYSNO ASEP 0334948 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Endophagy of biting midges attacking cavity-nesting birds Author(s) Votýpka, Jan (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Synek, P. (CZ)
Svobodová, M. (CZ)Source Title Medical and Veterinary Entomology - ISSN 0269-283X
Roč. 23, č. 3 (2009), s. 277-280Number of pages 4 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords Culicoides pictipennis ; Culicoides truncorum ; endophagy ; nest box ; population dynamics ; transmission ; vectors ; Moravia Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects LC06009 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) CEZ AV0Z60220518 - PAU-O, BC-A (2005-2011) UT WOS 000268970800012 Annotation Feeding preferences of bloodfeeding Diptera depend on, among others factors, the willingness of flies to attack their hosts either in the open (exophagy) or in enclosed places (endophagy). As far as ornithophilic blood-feeding Diptera are concerned, the biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are generally considered to be strictly exophagous. Our study represents the first evidence that ornithophilic biting midges are endophagous. The fact that we caught no blackflies in the bird boxes supports the exophagy of blackflies. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2010
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