Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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Page 180
... vector tick population . Although a wide spectrum of mammals are utilized as hosts for feeding ticks and most are susceptible to CTF , certain species predominate . In Montana , the golden - mantled ground squirrel ( Spermophilus ...
... vector tick population . Although a wide spectrum of mammals are utilized as hosts for feeding ticks and most are susceptible to CTF , certain species predominate . In Montana , the golden - mantled ground squirrel ( Spermophilus ...
Page 189
... tick population . This pattern of periodic epizootic disease occurs at varying intervals “ whenever the periodic heavy and prolonged rainfall temporarily alters the vegetational characteristics in areas otherwise marginal for the vector ...
... tick population . This pattern of periodic epizootic disease occurs at varying intervals “ whenever the periodic heavy and prolonged rainfall temporarily alters the vegetational characteristics in areas otherwise marginal for the vector ...
Page 253
... vector tick is not known with certainty . A. americanum is considered a likely vector on epidemiologic grounds . Hemolymph studies show that A. americanum and D. variabilis may be infected , and specimens of D. variabilis have been ...
... vector tick is not known with certainty . A. americanum is considered a likely vector on epidemiologic grounds . Hemolymph studies show that A. americanum and D. variabilis may be infected , and specimens of D. variabilis have been ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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