Prevalence of larvae of the bot fly Cuterebra simulans (Diptera, Oestridae) on Gracilinanus microtarsus (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) in southeastern Cerrado from Brazil Prevalência de parasitismo de larvas de Cuterebra simulans (Diptera, Oestridae) em Gracilinanus microtarsus (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) no Cerrado do sudeste do Brasil
The prevalence of Cuterebra simulans bot fly parasitism on marsupial Gracilinanus microtarsus was compared between sexes and seasons of the year. No significant difference was observed between females and males but prevalence was higher in warm-wet season than cool-dry season. This pattern agree wit...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Entomologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262009000200017 |