Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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... extend their range throughout virtually the entire terrestrial world . Examples will be drawn from the Ixodidae . Argasid ticks , in contrast , are almost always nidicoles and their ecology will be considered in a later chapter ...
... extend their range throughout virtually the entire terrestrial world . Examples will be drawn from the Ixodidae . Argasid ticks , in contrast , are almost always nidicoles and their ecology will be considered in a later chapter ...
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... extend the survival periods of many species . Consequently , when considering the question of tick survival , it is essential to determine whether or not the ticks are in diapause . Generally , non - diapausing ixodid ticks have only ...
... extend the survival periods of many species . Consequently , when considering the question of tick survival , it is essential to determine whether or not the ticks are in diapause . Generally , non - diapausing ixodid ticks have only ...
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... extend for a 2 or 3 year period , with comparable persistence of the virus in the vector tick population . Although a wide spectrum of mammals are utilized as hosts for feeding ticks and most are susceptible to CTF , certain species ...
... extend for a 2 or 3 year period , with comparable persistence of the virus in the vector tick population . Although a wide spectrum of mammals are utilized as hosts for feeding ticks and most are susceptible to CTF , certain species ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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abundance acaricide adult ticks Africa Amblyomma americanum andersoni animals antibodies antigens appendiculatus areas Argas argasid attack Babesia babesiosis birds Borrelia Burgdorfer burgdorferi burrows cattle clinical cycle deer Dermacentor develop diagnosis diapause dogs ecology engorged enzootic Epidemiology erythrocytes females Figure forest genus habitat heartwater host cell host-seeking humidity immune important incubation infection isolated Ixodes dammini ixodid laboratory larvae livestock Lyme borreliosis Lyme disease mammals membrane merozoites midgut molting nests nidicolous Norval numbers nymphal nymphs occur organisms Ornithodoros oviposition paralysis parasites pathogen period permission questing rabbits region relapsing fever reported Rhipicephalus ricinus rickettsiae RMSF rodents salivary glands schizonts seasonal activity sheep small mammals Sonenshine southern Spielman spirochetes sporozoites spotted fever stages survival symptoms temperature Theileria tick control tick feeding tick paralysis tick population tick species tick vectors tick-borne tick-borne diseases tissues transmission transmitted transovarial transstadial treatment tularemia unfed vaccine variabilis vector tick vegetation vertebrate virus viruses white-footed mice wild