Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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... attack nesting marine birds ( e.g. , Ixodes howelli , a parasite attacking selected cosmomarine Pacific birds ) or ticks that attack tree - nesting rodents such as squirrels ( e.g. , Ixodes marxi ) or raccoons ( Ixodes texanus ) in the ...
... attack nesting marine birds ( e.g. , Ixodes howelli , a parasite attacking selected cosmomarine Pacific birds ) or ticks that attack tree - nesting rodents such as squirrels ( e.g. , Ixodes marxi ) or raccoons ( Ixodes texanus ) in the ...
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... attack rate was 2.2 cases / 100,000 for the period 1970-1974 ( Hattwick et al . , 1976 ) ; by 1989 , however , this had declined to 1.8 / 100,000 . In contrast , Oklahoma , in the south - central region of the country , had the highest ...
... attack rate was 2.2 cases / 100,000 for the period 1970-1974 ( Hattwick et al . , 1976 ) ; by 1989 , however , this had declined to 1.8 / 100,000 . In contrast , Oklahoma , in the south - central region of the country , had the highest ...
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... attack hosts . Thus , during the early stages of suburban development , attack rates are expected to increase . Later , as land clearing and habitat alteration accelerate , conditions favorable for RMSF are reduced and attack rates tend ...
... attack hosts . Thus , during the early stages of suburban development , attack rates are expected to increase . Later , as land clearing and habitat alteration accelerate , conditions favorable for RMSF are reduced and attack rates tend ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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