Tuesday 7 April 2015

For ticks, researchers find lemur noses to be males only in Madagascar

Date:
April 6, 2015

Source:
Entomological Society of America

Summary:
Out of 295 ticks collected from the noses of lemurs in Madagascar, 100 percent of them were male. The chosen location may provide a convenient jump-off point for male ticks to switch hosts as the lemurs sniff each other.


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