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... VAPOR EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE TICK AND ENVIRONMENT Ticks are relatively small creatures with high internal body water concent- rations ... vapor exchange between tick and environment 101 Passive vapor exchange between the tick and environment.
... VAPOR EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE TICK AND ENVIRONMENT Ticks are relatively small creatures with high internal body water concent- rations ... vapor exchange between tick and environment 101 Passive vapor exchange between the tick and environment.
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... vapor activities ( Freda & Needham 1984 ) . The aging process may , however , affect transpiration rates , and this possiblity is explored elsewhere ( section 5.4 ) . W 5.2.2 Passive water vapor absorption Passive water absorption rate ...
... vapor activities ( Freda & Needham 1984 ) . The aging process may , however , affect transpiration rates , and this possiblity is explored elsewhere ( section 5.4 ) . W 5.2.2 Passive water vapor absorption Passive water absorption rate ...
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... vapor at humidities near the CEA for this tick . This may be significant in that when the tick encounters a water vapor activity in which the uptake mechanism can function , the dried residue liquifies so that it can be swallowed . This ...
... vapor at humidities near the CEA for this tick . This may be significant in that when the tick encounters a water vapor activity in which the uptake mechanism can function , the dried residue liquifies so that it can be swallowed . This ...
Contents
Table of Contents | 13 |
Ticks on reptiles a difference of scale | 17 |
The cell biology of the ixodid tick salivary gland | 22 |
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20-hydroxyecdysone Acari acid acini acinus activity adenylate cyclase adult Aeschlimann Amblyomma americanum andersoni anti-tick antibodies antigen apolar arboreus Argas argasid Balashov basal Binnington Biochem bloodmeal Boophilus microplus cheliceral concentration copulation cuticle cycle Dermacentor variabilis Diehl digestive cells dromedarii ecdysone ecdysteroids eggs engorged Entomol enzyme extracts fed virgin Feldman-Muhsam female ticks fraction function Galun genital granules guinea pigs hebraeum hemocoel hemolymph holocyclus hormone host Hyalomma immune induced infestation Insect Physiol Ixodes Ixodes ricinus ixodid ticks Ixodoidea larvae lipid lone star tick lumen male mated females membrane metabolism midgut molting mouthparts nymphs Obenchain oocyte oogenesis Ornithodoros moubata ovary oviposition Parasitol phase pheromone protein receptor reproductive reptile ticks residual bodies ricinus salivary gland Sauer secretory sensilla sensory hairs serum sex pheromone Sonenshine sperm spermatophore studies supermolting tick feeding tick salivary glands tissues titers ultrastructure unfed females uptake variegatum virgin females vitellogenesis vitellogenin weight