Mutagenic occurrence in teleoginae of Rhipicephalus sanguineus from intradomiciliary environment at Rio de Janeiro city

From material collected by into a residence house at Rio de Janeiro city, using an aspirator machine during four continues hours in all house, it was captured 1,284 Rhipicephalus sanguineus including 289 females; one of them showed a mutagenic alteration like an asymmetry of opistosome, and monstros...

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Published in:	Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria Vol. 18; no. 2; p. 53
Main Authors:	Serra-Freire, Nicolau Maués, Borsoi, Ana Beatriz Pais
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Portuguese
Published:	Brazil 01-04-2009
Subjects:	Animals Brazil Female Mutation Residence Characteristics Rhipicephalus sanguineus - genetics Urban Health Brazil
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Summary:	From material collected by into a residence house at Rio de Janeiro city, using an aspirator machine during four continues hours in all house, it was captured 1,284 Rhipicephalus sanguineus including 289 females; one of them showed a mutagenic alteration like an asymmetry of opistosome, and monstrosity like a two anus. The first register of this phenomenon in R. sanguineus is reported.
ISSN:	0103-846X