Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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Page 58
... POPULATION DYNAMICS Precise estimates of tick population density are generally lacking . Perhaps the first study of tick population size was done by Milne ( 1943 ) , who used blanket dragging to count absolute numbers of ticks in sheep ...
... POPULATION DYNAMICS Precise estimates of tick population density are generally lacking . Perhaps the first study of tick population size was done by Milne ( 1943 ) , who used blanket dragging to count absolute numbers of ticks in sheep ...
Page 59
... population of active , host - seeking unfed larvae ( D. variabilis ) during different periods of the year . Marked ... population densities of 7887 and 15,592 per hectare in 1974 and 1975 , respectively , at the time of the seasonal peak ...
... population of active , host - seeking unfed larvae ( D. variabilis ) during different periods of the year . Marked ... population densities of 7887 and 15,592 per hectare in 1974 and 1975 , respectively , at the time of the seasonal peak ...
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... population model is a series of equations written in a suitable language , such as Fortran . This powerful tool offers the investigator the opportunity to simulate the effects of changes in host abundance , host species , weather ...
... population model is a series of equations written in a suitable language , such as Fortran . This powerful tool offers the investigator the opportunity to simulate the effects of changes in host abundance , host species , weather ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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