Abundance of Mepraia spinolai in a Periurban Zone of Chile

Mepraia spinolai is a silvatic species of Triatominae which prefers microhabitats near to or in rock piles. It is also able to maintain similar or higher size populations near houses. The density of bugs in quarries near Santiago, Chile, differed within microhabitats and varied significantly within...

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Main Authors: Pedro E Cattan, Angélica Pinochet, Carezza Botto-Mahan, Mariana I Acuña, Mauricio Canals
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2002-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000300001