Abstract Background Haemaphysalis longicornis is a major vector of Theileria spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia majicontrast red spp.and Coxiella burnetti in East Asian countries.All life stages of ixodid ticks have a destructive pool-feeding style in which they create a pool-feeding site by lacerating host tissue and secreting a variety of b
Abstract Complex parenting has been proposed to contribute to the evolutionary success of vertebrates.However, the evolutionary routes to complex parenting and the role of parenting in vertebrate diversity are still contentious.Although basal vertebrates provide clues to complex reproduction, these are often understudied.Using 181 species that repr
Introduction Dynamic chest radiography (DCR) is a novel, low-dose, real-time digital imaging system where software identifies moving thoracic structures and can automatically calculate lung areas.In an observational, here prospective, non-controlled, single-centre pilot study, we compared it with whole-body plethysmography (WBP) in the measurement