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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Tabanidae"”.
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The taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of the austral horse fly tribe scionini (Diptera : Tabanidae)
The Tabanidae are a large cosmopolitan family of medically and ecologically important Diptera. Adults of both sexes are important pollinators, and the females are known to mechanically transmit multiple disease agents while blood-feeding, affecting humans and animals. The tribe Scionini of the …
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The taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of the austral horse fly tribe scionini (Diptera : Tabanidae)
The Tabanidae are a large cosmopolitan family of medically and ecologically important Diptera. Adults of both sexes are important pollinators, and the females are known to mechanically transmit multiple disease agents while blood-feeding, affecting humans and animals. The tribe Scionini of the …
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Published papers
… 16. On a New African Species of Coccidae. • 17. Tabanidae attracted by Scale- insects.
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Neglected pollinator syndromes in seasonally inundated Renosterveld
… and relatively short-tongued horseflies (Tabanidae) in their pollination. Detailed observations showed that all the plants investigated are visited by more than one insect species. Visitation rates and pollen loads of all insects found on the plants were used to assess their pollination …
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Group VIII <em>Spiroplasma</em> of Costa Rica
… from tropical Costa Rican tabanids (Diptera: Tabanidae) and to compare them to the temperate North American Group VIII spiroplasmas. A secondary goal was to evaluate both the temperate and tropical Group VIII strains by sequencing the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region.</p> <p>Spiroplasma …
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Floral evolution of long-tubed Erica species
… analysis, I found that flowers pollinated by Tabanidae tend to be horizontal, while nemestrinid flowers are more variable in orientation and more often vertical. This confirms the importance of pollinator biomechanics for the evolution of floral traits. The last chapter investigated how pollen …
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Anti-Insect Defensive Behaviors of Equines after West Nile Virus Infection
West Nile Virus is an important arbovirus (virus transmitted by arthropods) that has recently affected the health of both humans and animals in the United States. West Nile fever was first identified in the US in 1999. West Nile virus (WNV), vectored by mosquitoes, has had a detrimental impact on …