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Tag Archives: tsetse
Cattle which resist a devastating disease
People in tropical countries fear diseases called sleeping sickness, and other names, caused by tiny parasites called trypanosomes (Trypanosoma spp.) also known as tryps. Now there’s new science suggesting a way to reduce Animal African Trypanosomiasis in cattle (Bos primigenius) … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, arthropod, Asia, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, breeding, cattle, development, dipteran, disease, disease resistance, farmer, insect, invertebrate, livestock, livestock breed, local breed, mammal, meat, parasite, pastoral, protozoan, research, ruminant, selective breeding, sleeping sickness, tropical disease, trypanosome, tsetse, vector, vertebrate
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HAT tip: researchers map African sleeping sickness
argylesock says… Sleeping sickness is one of the diseases caused by trypanosomes, tiny parasites carried by tsetse flies A few minutes ago I remarked on how zebras’ stripes might be involved in defending these animals against tsetse flies. In that … Continue reading
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Tagged arthropod, data, dipteran, disease, fly, insect, neglected disease, parasite, sleeping sickness, technology, tropical disease, trypanosome, tsetse, vector
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Why do zebras have stripes?
Originally posted on Anomie:
Answer by Rory Young: There are two reasons for Zebras to have evolved stripes. The first is concealment from and avoidance of predators. Zebras stripes do this in two ways. Disruptment Camouflage. Normal camouflage works by blending…
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Tagged arthropod, camouflage, dipteran, disease, fly, human, insect, mammal, neglected disease, parasite, tropical disease, trypanosome, tsetse, vector, vertebrate, zebra
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