Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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... surrounding macroclimate . To understand this microenvironment we may consider the factors that influence it . For purposes of analysis , we may imagine a questing tick clinging to a leafy stem , e.g. , blade of grass , weed , etc ...
... surrounding macroclimate . To understand this microenvironment we may consider the factors that influence it . For purposes of analysis , we may imagine a questing tick clinging to a leafy stem , e.g. , blade of grass , weed , etc ...
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... surrounding ambient temperatures . In general , conditions deep inside the burrow are much more stable than those of the surrounding environment ( Table 24.3 ) . In nests , ticks are also exposed to a narrowly defined microclimate that ...
... surrounding ambient temperatures . In general , conditions deep inside the burrow are much more stable than those of the surrounding environment ( Table 24.3 ) . In nests , ticks are also exposed to a narrowly defined microclimate that ...
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... surrounding desert . Small rodents from the surrounding desert also carried ticks and made occasional forays into the settled area . A similar settlement located nearby ( Re'im ) remained disease free . Study of the ticks in this latter ...
... surrounding desert . Small rodents from the surrounding desert also carried ticks and made occasional forays into the settled area . A similar settlement located nearby ( Re'im ) remained disease free . Study of the ticks in this latter ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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