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Immunology and Infectious Disease

John Janovy Publications

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1999

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Review Of The Avian Brood Parasites: Deception At The Nest By Paul A. Johnsgard; Oxford University Press, 1997, John J. Janovy Jr. Jun 1999

Review Of The Avian Brood Parasites: Deception At The Nest By Paul A. Johnsgard; Oxford University Press, 1997, John J. Janovy Jr.

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Review of The Avian Brood Parasites: Deception at the Nest by Paul A. Johnsgard, published by Oxford University Press, 1997, ISBN: 0-19-511042-0.


The Life Cycle Of A Horsehair Worm, Gordius Robustus (Nematomorpha: Gordioidea), Ben Hanelt, John J. Janovy Jr. Feb 1999

The Life Cycle Of A Horsehair Worm, Gordius Robustus (Nematomorpha: Gordioidea), Ben Hanelt, John J. Janovy Jr.

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Aspects of the life cycle of the nematomorph Gordius robustus were investigated. Gordius robustus larvae fed to Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) readily penetrated and subsequently encysted in the posterior portion of the midgut wall. Parasite development was then arrested in each infected beetle. Upon feeding these cysts to laboratory-reared Gryllus firmus. worm larvae developed to adults in the cricket hemocoel. In an additional experiment, G. robustus larvae fed to G. firmus did not develop to adults. These findings are in contrast to other studies that found direct infection to be an alternative mode of infection. This experiment is the …