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Table 1 Number of mosquitoes with blood meals from different avian and mammal host species

From: Culex pipiens forms and urbanization: effects on blood feeding sources and transmission of avian Plasmodium

 

Pipiens from

Molestus form

Hybrids

Total

Alectoris rufa

1

1

 

2

Anas crecca

1

  

1

Anthus pratensis

 

1

 

1

Ardeola ralloides

1

  

1

Asio otus

 

1

 

1

Bubulcus ibis

  

1

1

Burhinus oedicnemus

 

1

 

1

Carduelis chloris

  

2

2

Columba livia

  

1

1

Galerida cristata

1

  

1

Gallus gallus

3

5

4

12

Hippolais polyglotta

  

1

1

Ixobrychus minutus

 

1

 

1

Larus ridibundus

 

1

 

1

Nycticorax nycticorax

  

1

1

Passer domesticus

6 (1)

8 (1)

9

23

Streptopelia decaocto

1

5

2

8

Sturnus sp.

3

1 (1)

 

4

Sylvia melanocephala

2 (1)

2

1

5

Sylvia sp.

 

2

 

2

Turdus merula

5 (3)

3

2

10

Total birds

24

32

24

80

Bos taurus

2

  

2

Canis lupus familiaris

5

6

10 (1)

21

Equus caballus

 

1

2

3

Felis silvestris

1

1

 

2

Homo sapiens

2

3

1

6

Lepus granatensis

1

  

1

Oryctolagus cuniculus

 

1

 

1

Rattus rattus

 

1

1

2

Rattus sp.

1

  

1

Sus scrofa

  

1

1

Total mammals

12

13

15

40

Total

36

45

39

120

  1. The number of mosquitoes carrying parasites is shown between brackets