Biology of ticks, Volume 2This is the second of a two-volume work on the biology, morphology, ecology, disease relationships, and control of ticks. Volume 2 explores survival strategies of non-nidicolous ticks (those dispersed throughout the open landscape and attacking passing hosts) versus nidicolous ticks (those surviving in caves, burrows, nests, or man-made shelters). It also examines immunological responses to tick parasitism, the role of ticks in disease transmission, and the control of ticks through acaricides and recent innovative approaches using knowledge of tick and host ecology, tick pheromones, hormones, and modelling. An appendix is also included, with details on methods for collecting ticks in the natural environment, preparing ticks for study, and laboratory rearing. This book is a worthy complement to the first volume's outstanding achievement, and will be of interest to entomologists, physicians, veterinarians, and public health officers. |
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During this seasonal activity period, they engage in questing, a behavior
expressed by the willingness of the ticks to crawl or climb ... These periods of
seasonal activity are controlled by the tick's response to changing environmental
conditions.
During this seasonal activity period, they engage in questing, a behavior
expressed by the willingness of the ticks to crawl or climb ... These periods of
seasonal activity are controlled by the tick's response to changing environmental
conditions.
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Adults that emerge from nymphs during this cool dry period (June-September)
remain inactive. In the neighboring Zimbabwean highveld (also in the diapause
zone), R. appendicular larvae occur in greatest numbers in the field in May, June,
...
Adults that emerge from nymphs during this cool dry period (June-September)
remain inactive. In the neighboring Zimbabwean highveld (also in the diapause
zone), R. appendicular larvae occur in greatest numbers in the field in May, June,
...
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Clinical Features and Pathology The incubation period is brief, usually only 2-4
days. Onset is abrupt and characterized by fever (39-40°C), headache, myalgia,
and leukopenia. Bleeding, especially nasal bleeding, occurs during the febrile ...
Clinical Features and Pathology The incubation period is brief, usually only 2-4
days. Onset is abrupt and characterized by fever (39-40°C), headache, myalgia,
and leukopenia. Bleeding, especially nasal bleeding, occurs during the febrile ...
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Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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| Title | Biology of ticks, Volume 2 Biology of Ticks, Daniel E. Sonenshine |
| Author | Daniel E. Sonenshine |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1993 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2010 |
| ISBN | 0195084314, 9780195084313 |
| Length | 488 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Ecology Medical / Rheumatology Science / Life Sciences / Botany Science / Life Sciences / General Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates Tick Control Tick Infestations Ticks Ticks - Control Ticks - anatomy & histology Ticks - physiology Ticks as carriers of disease Ticks/ Control |
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