In:
Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 313, No. 3 ( 2009-9-25), p. 241-248
Abstract:
There are more than 9000 species of permanent ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates among insects and acarines. Permanent ectoparasites spend entire life time or only part of their life cycle on and inside the skin, hairs and feathers of their hosts. Such ectoparasites feed on blood, lymph, products of dermal glands and particles of skin, hairs and feathers. Permanent ectoparasites can be characterized by the following features: often consumption of small amounts of food, small to moderate fecundity, short period of development of one generation, short life span and incapability to starvation for a long period of time. They infest new host individuals through the direct contact between hosts or by the phoretic way.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0206-0477
DOI:
10.31610/trudyzin/2009.313.3.241
Language:
Russian
Publisher:
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Publication Date:
2009
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2572466-6
SSG:
12
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