Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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Page 24
... females held under long day photoperiods ( 18 : 6 LD cycle ) while they were immatures or prior to feeding had very long delays in oviposition , from 106 to 361 days . In contrast , females from immatures held under short day ...
... females held under long day photoperiods ( 18 : 6 LD cycle ) while they were immatures or prior to feeding had very long delays in oviposition , from 106 to 361 days . In contrast , females from immatures held under short day ...
Page 64
... females are easily recognized by predatory birds while the large but defenseless replete females are easily collected by pecking birds , small mammals , spiders , beetles and other insects . One of the best - known examples of bird ...
... females are easily recognized by predatory birds while the large but defenseless replete females are easily collected by pecking birds , small mammals , spiders , beetles and other insects . One of the best - known examples of bird ...
Page 370
... females treated with 4 krad gamma irradiation never oviposited , even though they were inseminated many more times than normal females , perhaps because , in the absence of eggs , more room was available for storage of many more ...
... females treated with 4 krad gamma irradiation never oviposited , even though they were inseminated many more times than normal females , perhaps because , in the absence of eggs , more room was available for storage of many more ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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