The fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae): when they began to appreciate warm blood and when they began transmit diseases?
A discussion of the known fossil tabanids (Diptera Tabanidae) is presented based on fossil evidence. This includes the origin of the hemathophagy in the Brachycera, more specifically for tabanids. Several tabanid species in the extant fauna are vectors for disease-producing organisms that affect hum...
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| Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000900006 |