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... relatively constant ? If a tick were to lose 50 % of its water , and for simplification this came from a single compartment represented by the hemolymph , the concentration of solutes would approximately double . If the original osmotic ...
... relatively constant ? If a tick were to lose 50 % of its water , and for simplification this came from a single compartment represented by the hemolymph , the concentration of solutes would approximately double . If the original osmotic ...
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... relative importance of the different sensory modalities for each of them ( Table 16.2 ) . We observe that the ixodids differ greatly from the argasids in this respect . The latter have relatively few seta- associated mechanosensory ...
... relative importance of the different sensory modalities for each of them ( Table 16.2 ) . We observe that the ixodids differ greatly from the argasids in this respect . The latter have relatively few seta- associated mechanosensory ...
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... relative humidity of 73 % , and that unfed larvae died within 2 days of hatching at relative humidities < 60 % . The importance of ambient moisture for survival in A. americanum was further defined by Sauer & Hair ( 1971 ) who ...
... relative humidity of 73 % , and that unfed larvae died within 2 days of hatching at relative humidities < 60 % . The importance of ambient moisture for survival in A. americanum was further defined by Sauer & Hair ( 1971 ) who ...
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Table of Contents | 13 |
Ticks on reptiles a difference of scale | 17 |
The cell biology of the ixodid tick salivary gland | 22 |
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20-hydroxyecdysone Acari acid acini acinus active uptake adenylate cyclase adult Aeschlimann agranular Amblyomma americanum andersoni anti-tick antibodies antigen arboreus Argas argasid Balashov basal Binnington Biochem bloodmeal body Boophilus microplus cattle cell types cheliceral concentration copulation cuticle cycle Dermacentor variabilis desiccation Diehl digestive cells dopamine dromedarii ecdysone ecdysteroids eggs engorged Entomol enzyme extracts female ticks fluid secretion function Galun genital granules guinea pigs hebraeum hemocoel hemolymph hormone host humidity Hyalomma immune Ixodes holocyclus ixodid ticks Ixodoidea Kaufman Knülle lamellate cells lipid lone star ticks lumen male membrane metabolism midgut molting mouthparts Needham nymphs Obenchain observed oocyte oogenesis oviposition Parasitol phase pheromone protein receptor rehydration ricinus salivary glands Sauer secretory sensilla serum Sonenshine species spermatophore studies temperature tick feeding tick paralysis tick salivary glands tissues type I acini ultrastructure unfed female unfed ticks virgin females vitellogenesis vitellogenin water balance water vapor weight