Significados de ectoparasite em inglês

These findings lend insight into the factors that drive large-scale patterns of ectoparasite distributions.

One hundred eighty-one dogs and 26 short-hair cats from suburban areas around Tirana, Albania were examined for ectoparasite infestation.

Experiments that manipulate the bill hook and pectinate claw are needed to confirm whether these host characters are involved in ectoparasite defense.

The bed bug, Cimex lectularius, has re-established itself as a ubiquitous human ectoparasite throughout much of the world during the past two decades.

As the second most important human ectoparasite, ranked only after mosquitoes, the tick threatens the development of husbandry and even the health of humans worldwide.

These results provide no support for the ectoparasite avoidance hypothesis mediated by mate choice and suggest that shaved men bodies are preferred more by women.

From the beginning of the penetration to the elimination of the carcass of the ectoparasite by skin repair mechanisms, the whole process takes 4-6 weeks.

Preening is the principle behavioral defense used by birds to combat ectoparasites.

Birds may also scratch with their feet to defend against ectoparasites.

The results indicate that 13 species of medicinal plants are used in controlling ectoparasites.

This is particularly important for removing ectoparasites on the head, which birds cannot preen.

Preliminary Survey of Ectoparasites and Associated Pathogens from Norway Rats in New York City.

Ectoparasites frequently vector pathogens from often unknown pathogen reservoirs to both human and animal populations.

Finally, we recovered mammalian ectoparasites from 4 barn owls.

Sea lice are copepod ectoparasites with vast reproductive potential and affect a wide variety of fish species.

Fleas are significant ectoparasites of small animals.