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 Lipoptena cervi
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| cthirion |
Posted on 09-10-2006 14:21
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Hello! ? ?Where is made the coupling of Lipoptena cervi on the ground, on the host? ? ?Thank you! Camille? cthirion |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 19-10-2006 23:39
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7286 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I have no certain answer, but I think it must be on the host. After emergence, Lipoptena needs to find a host within 5 days, otherwise it is unlikely to survive. I cannot see that it could look for a mate and a host at the same time. Also it takes 14 days for Lipoptena females to mature, so I think the answer is definitely on the host. (This information is from Hutson, 1984)
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