Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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... burrows were infested with Hyalomma spp . , probably H. impeltatum . The microclimate of these burrows was different from the outer desert and vastly more stable ; burrow microclimates fluctuated little and tended to reflect the means ...
... burrows were infested with Hyalomma spp . , probably H. impeltatum . The microclimate of these burrows was different from the outer desert and vastly more stable ; burrow microclimates fluctuated little and tended to reflect the means ...
Page 73
... burrows during a 24 - hour period for burrows in desert and semidesert environments in Egypt . Comparisons are shown for four different periods in a single year ( 1957 ) . Relative humidity was recorded within the burrows and at ground ...
... burrows during a 24 - hour period for burrows in desert and semidesert environments in Egypt . Comparisons are shown for four different periods in a single year ( 1957 ) . Relative humidity was recorded within the burrows and at ground ...
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... burrows are a favored niche . Adeye and Butler ( 1989 ) estimated the O. turicata population in gopher burrows at 47-1338 / burrow at any given time . Samples of burrows yielded immense numbers of ticks , more than 2000 / burrow / annum ...
... burrows are a favored niche . Adeye and Butler ( 1989 ) estimated the O. turicata population in gopher burrows at 47-1338 / burrow at any given time . Samples of burrows yielded immense numbers of ticks , more than 2000 / burrow / annum ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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