Biology of Ticks, Volume 1This is the first volume of a two-volume work on the basic biology, ecology, disease transmission and control of ticks. Ticks are parasitic insects that infect cattle, birds and people. The health and economic consequences of ticks are so considerable that most land- grant universities have tick laboratories associated with their entomology departments. In addition, state and federal health officials are concerned with disease transmission by ticks. This first volume covers the anatomy, functional morphology, physiology, reproduction, development and ecology of ticks. The descriptions are comprehensive and fully up-to-date. Entomologists, and in particular tick specialists (acarologists), as well as public health officials, will find this work of interest. It will also be extremely useful to advanced students beginning research in these fields. Volume 2 will focus on ticks and disease, with sections on immunological response to tick parasitism, and the control of ticks and disease. |
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... ixodid ticks feed for much longer periods , ranging from a few days to several weeks . To this end , most ixodid species secrete cement to fix themselves more tightly to the skin . Thus , ixodid ticks are distinct from most other ...
... ixodid ticks feed for much longer periods , ranging from a few days to several weeks . To this end , most ixodid species secrete cement to fix themselves more tightly to the skin . Thus , ixodid ticks are distinct from most other ...
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... ixodid ticks . Palps : The second pair of appendages , normally with 4 segments termed articles . Article I articulates with the basis capituli . In argasids , article I is elongated , about as long as articles II and III , and moveable ...
... ixodid ticks . Palps : The second pair of appendages , normally with 4 segments termed articles . Article I articulates with the basis capituli . In argasids , article I is elongated , about as long as articles II and III , and moveable ...
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... ixodid ticks , or separated from it by an elongated , movable labrum in argasid ticks , also occurs . The salivarium is formed by the fusion of the paired salivary ducts . At the base of the hypostome , near its point of fusion with the ...
... ixodid ticks , or separated from it by an elongated , movable labrum in argasid ticks , also occurs . The salivarium is formed by the fusion of the paired salivary ducts . At the base of the hypostome , near its point of fusion with the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATIC RELATIONSHIPS OF TICKS | 13 |
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDICOLOUS TICKS | 23 |
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