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The salivary glands are believed to secrete hygroscopic material that is important
in enabling the unfed tick to absorb water from unsaturated air ( Rudolph &
Knülle 1974 , 1978 , McMullen et al . , 1976 ) . Needham and Teel review this
topic in ...
The salivary glands are believed to secrete hygroscopic material that is important
in enabling the unfed tick to absorb water from unsaturated air ( Rudolph &
Knülle 1974 , 1978 , McMullen et al . , 1976 ) . Needham and Teel review this
topic in ...
Page 197
8.2.2 Importance of mating The dependency of oviposition upon when copulation
takes place ( Fig . 8.2 ) indicates the importance of mating for completion of a
successful gonotrophic cycle . Mating alone , without a bloodmeal , except in ...
8.2.2 Importance of mating The dependency of oviposition upon when copulation
takes place ( Fig . 8.2 ) indicates the importance of mating for completion of a
successful gonotrophic cycle . Mating alone , without a bloodmeal , except in ...
Page 409
That larvae of this species have such low survivorship under meadow conditions
during the summer is well documented ( Robertson 1975b ) . Habitat type was
shown to be an important factor in lone star tick population build - up irrespective
...
That larvae of this species have such low survivorship under meadow conditions
during the summer is well documented ( Robertson 1975b ) . Habitat type was
shown to be an important factor in lone star tick population build - up irrespective
...
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Contents
Table of Contents | 13 |
The cell biology of the ixodid tick salivary gland | 22 |
Salivary gland degeneration in the female tick Amblyomma hebraeum | 46 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Morphology, Physiology, and Behavioral Biology of Ticks Acarology Series Ellis Horwood Series in Entomology and Acarology Ellis Horwood series in acarology Open University Press Robotics Series |
| Author | J. Alexander Hair |
| Editors | John R. Sauer, J. Alexander Hair |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | E. Horwood, 1986 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 21 Apr 2011 |
| ISBN | 0470203277, 9780470203279 |
| Length | 510 pages |
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