Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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... vegetation in the zone below the canopy of a forest , represents the mesoclimate . Conditions at this level are distinctly different from those of the macroclimate , almost always manifest as reduced temperature changes and higher ...
... vegetation in the zone below the canopy of a forest , represents the mesoclimate . Conditions at this level are distinctly different from those of the macroclimate , almost always manifest as reduced temperature changes and higher ...
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... Vegetation The most widely used devices for sampling unfed ticks of species that quest in vegetation are ( 1 ) tick flags , and ( 2 ) tick drags ( Table A.1 ) . The typical tick flag is a large sheet of fabric attached to a long handle ...
... Vegetation The most widely used devices for sampling unfed ticks of species that quest in vegetation are ( 1 ) tick flags , and ( 2 ) tick drags ( Table A.1 ) . The typical tick flag is a large sheet of fabric attached to a long handle ...
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... vegetation , or other habitats where a drag cannot be drawn continuously in a direct path . The tick drag is similar , but is dragged over the vegetation by pulling it ( from the center ) via the rope or cord attached to either end of ...
... vegetation , or other habitats where a drag cannot be drawn continuously in a direct path . The tick drag is similar , but is dragged over the vegetation by pulling it ( from the center ) via the rope or cord attached to either end of ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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