Biology Centre Institute of Parasitology AS CR Department of Molecular Ecology of Vectors and Pathogens Ceske Budejovice 37005 Czech Republic

Department of Public Health University of North Florida Jacksonville FL 32224 USA

Georgia Southern University James H Oliver Jr Institute for Coastal Plain Sciences Statesboro GA 30460 8056 USA

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