Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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... acid and lactic acid become effective . Casual observations show that ticks are attracted to objects treated with animal odors . During field studies , we occasionally observe numerous wild ticks crawling on instruments left in the ...
... acid and lactic acid become effective . Casual observations show that ticks are attracted to objects treated with animal odors . During field studies , we occasionally observe numerous wild ticks crawling on instruments left in the ...
Page 36
... acid or butyric acid ) and contact . Other stimuli which ticks are able to use in host- finding activities have been little studied , especially visual cues and vibrations . Visual images are probably most important in hunter ticks ...
... acid or butyric acid ) and contact . Other stimuli which ticks are able to use in host- finding activities have been little studied , especially visual cues and vibrations . Visual images are probably most important in hunter ticks ...
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... acid surrounded by a protein coat termed the capsid . The capsid consists of numerous polypeptides coded by the viral genome . The nucleic acid and the surrounding capsid form the nucleocapsid . Some viruses consist only of the ...
... acid surrounded by a protein coat termed the capsid . The capsid consists of numerous polypeptides coded by the viral genome . The nucleic acid and the surrounding capsid form the nucleocapsid . Some viruses consist only of the ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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