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In this chapter , we will examine the ecological adaptations that have enabled these diverse species to succeed and extend their range throughout virtually the entire terrestrial world . Examples will be drawn from the Ixodidae .
In this chapter , we will examine the ecological adaptations that have enabled these diverse species to succeed and extend their range throughout virtually the entire terrestrial world . Examples will be drawn from the Ixodidae .
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Consequently , they will not be considered further in this chapter . Ticks also transmit other rickettsial infections that cause severe or fatal diseases in vertebrate animals as well as man . These include ( 1 ) Heartwater , a disease ...
Consequently , they will not be considered further in this chapter . Ticks also transmit other rickettsial infections that cause severe or fatal diseases in vertebrate animals as well as man . These include ( 1 ) Heartwater , a disease ...
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This chapter describes the most important non - rickettsial , tick - borne bacterial diseases , especially Lyme disease , relapsing fever , certain other tickborne borrelioses , and tularemia . For more detailed information on these ...
This chapter describes the most important non - rickettsial , tick - borne bacterial diseases , especially Lyme disease , relapsing fever , certain other tickborne borrelioses , and tularemia . For more detailed information on these ...
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Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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