Article
The use of nest boxes in determination of biting midges involved in transmission of Haemoproteus parasites
2020-01-03
Abstract excerpt
<title>Abstract</title> <p>BackgroundCulicoides biting midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) are known to be vectors of avian Haemoproteus parasites. These parasites cause disease and pathology in birds. The diversity of biting midges in Europe is great, but only four Culicoides species are known to be vectors of avian Haemoproteus parasites. In general, our knowledge about the role of the particular Culicoides speci...
Topics
Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.
Identifiers and source
- Literature Corpus work
- b72be2bf-3c12-59d3-8d53-4ecd616e30a5
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.2.20031/v1
