Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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... nest , burrow , or other habitation of their hosts . Others live in harborages near nests , shelters , or exposed colonies of their hosts . In the unique Nuttalliella namaqua , specimens have been recovered in bird nests , from small ...
... nest , burrow , or other habitation of their hosts . Others live in harborages near nests , shelters , or exposed colonies of their hosts . In the unique Nuttalliella namaqua , specimens have been recovered in bird nests , from small ...
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... nests . This intense concentration of hosts year after year allowed the populations of O. denmarki in these nests to expand to staggering numbers . On one of these tiny islands ( Bush Key ) , Denmark and Clifford ( 1962 ) reported that ...
... nests . This intense concentration of hosts year after year allowed the populations of O. denmarki in these nests to expand to staggering numbers . On one of these tiny islands ( Bush Key ) , Denmark and Clifford ( 1962 ) reported that ...
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... nests , with male : female sex ratios as high 12 : 1 at some intervals during the year ( Robbins and Keirans , 1992 ) . HARBORAGE - INFESTING TICKS Many nidicolous ticks live in harborages near the nests of their hosts rather than in the ...
... nests , with male : female sex ratios as high 12 : 1 at some intervals during the year ( Robbins and Keirans , 1992 ) . HARBORAGE - INFESTING TICKS Many nidicolous ticks live in harborages near the nests of their hosts rather than in the ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
TICKBORNE PROTOZOAN DISEASES | 107 |
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