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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... rickettsiae , bacteria , and protozoa . Many of these tick - borne diseases remain prevalent today , despite the ... rickettsial disease , is widespread throughout the eastern United States , and similar rickettsial diseases ( e.g. ...
... rickettsiae , bacteria , and protozoa . Many of these tick - borne diseases remain prevalent today , despite the ... rickettsial disease , is widespread throughout the eastern United States , and similar rickettsial diseases ( e.g. ...
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... rickettsiae in embryonated hen's eggs and , more recently , for culturing viruses and rickettsiae in tick cell culture and the creation of tick cell lines are but a few of the many examples of developments stimulated by the need for ...
... rickettsiae in embryonated hen's eggs and , more recently , for culturing viruses and rickettsiae in tick cell culture and the creation of tick cell lines are but a few of the many examples of developments stimulated by the need for ...
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... Rickettsia conorii , a rickettsial disease similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever , in the Mediterranean region and throughout large areas of Africa ( see Chapter 28 ) . With 70 species . Omitted : Descriptions of the genera Margaropus ...
... Rickettsia conorii , a rickettsial disease similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever , in the Mediterranean region and throughout large areas of Africa ( see Chapter 28 ) . With 70 species . Omitted : Descriptions of the genera Margaropus ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATIC RELATIONSHIPS OF TICKS | 13 |
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDICOLOUS TICKS | 23 |
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