Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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... distribution of different tick species . However , the presence of suitable habitat , hosts , adequate rainfall ... distribution . To understand the principles governing habitat utilization and tick distribution , it will be useful to ...
... distribution of different tick species . However , the presence of suitable habitat , hosts , adequate rainfall ... distribution . To understand the principles governing habitat utilization and tick distribution , it will be useful to ...
Page 151
... distribution is also influenced by the distribution of wild reservoir hosts , particularly the cape buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) . This is especially true of southern Africa , e.g. , South Africa , Namibia , and Botswana , where clinical ...
... distribution is also influenced by the distribution of wild reservoir hosts , particularly the cape buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) . This is especially true of southern Africa , e.g. , South Africa , Namibia , and Botswana , where clinical ...
Page 295
... distribution of cases is consistent with the distribution of the vector , I. ricinus . The tick is abundant in this northern part of the country , but rare at altitudes between 1000 and 1500 m and absent at higher altitudes ( Figs 29.29 ...
... distribution of cases is consistent with the distribution of the vector , I. ricinus . The tick is abundant in this northern part of the country , but rare at altitudes between 1000 and 1500 m and absent at higher altitudes ( Figs 29.29 ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
TICKBORNE PROTOZOAN DISEASES | 107 |
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