Mortality of Blow-Fly Larvae (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the digestive tract of Vultures
Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Mortality of Blow-Fly Larvae (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the digestive tract of Vultures | |
| Creator | Braack, L.E.O | |
| Description | The blow-flies Chrysomyia albiceps and C marginalis are abundant in the Kruger National Park and depend on carrion as a food-source during their larval stages. Vultures occasionally consume maggot-infested meat and the question arises whether such larvae survive passage through the digestive tract and so contribute to the population of blow-flies in that area. Three vultures were fed baboon meat inoculated with blow- fly larvae, and none of the larvae were found to survive. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 1984-12-01 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/koedoe.v27i1.545 | |
| Source | Koedoe; Vol 27, No 1 (1984); 5-8 2071-0771 0075-6458 | |
| Language | eng | |
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