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Number of mixed larval blood meals with specific host compositions
| Apodemus spp. | Sorex spp. | Vulpes vulpes | Capreolus capreolus | Cervus elaphus | Bos taurus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apodemus spp. | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Myodes glareolus | 1 | |||||
| Crocidura leucodon | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Crocidura suaveolens | 1 | |||||
| Turdus merula | 1 | |||||
| Turdus spp./Erithacus rubecula | 2a | 1 | ||||
| Canis lupus familiaris | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Ovis spp. | 1a | |||||
| Capra hircus | 1 |
aFrom a single nymph, DNA from Apodemus spp., Turdus. spp./E. rubecula and Ovis spp. was identified
