Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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Page 79
... bloodmeal and return to shelter again in the sand or dust . Here they molt or , if mated , the females lay eggs . Fed ticks in turn may be fed upon by other hungry specimens , distributing the bloodmeal even further . In this manner ...
... bloodmeal and return to shelter again in the sand or dust . Here they molt or , if mated , the females lay eggs . Fed ticks in turn may be fed upon by other hungry specimens , distributing the bloodmeal even further . In this manner ...
Page 91
... bloodmeal . In the US , Francis ( 1938 ) kept fasting O. turicata for 7 years ; when offered a bloodmeal , they fed ... blood obtained by a few individuals among others in the colony , it also disseminates pathogens present in the donor ...
... bloodmeal . In the US , Francis ( 1938 ) kept fasting O. turicata for 7 years ; when offered a bloodmeal , they fed ... blood obtained by a few individuals among others in the colony , it also disseminates pathogens present in the donor ...
Page 262
... bloodmeal and molts to the next stage ( transstadial transmission ) . When the hungry tick attacks a new host and begins feeding , B. burgdorferi spirochetes are activated by the incoming blood . They soon penetrate the midgut wall and ...
... bloodmeal and molts to the next stage ( transstadial transmission ) . When the hungry tick attacks a new host and begins feeding , B. burgdorferi spirochetes are activated by the incoming blood . They soon penetrate the midgut wall and ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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