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... observed in both hard and soft ticks . This was first reported by Aragão ( 1912 ) for Amblyomma agamum ( = rotundatum , Koch , 1844 ) when thousands of females lay fertile eggs in the absence of males , which are still unknown . This ...
... observed in both hard and soft ticks . This was first reported by Aragão ( 1912 ) for Amblyomma agamum ( = rotundatum , Koch , 1844 ) when thousands of females lay fertile eggs in the absence of males , which are still unknown . This ...
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... Observations on the coupling of males and females of I. trianguliceps show that they attain the mating position ... observed in the Argasidae the legs do not appear to grasp the female , attachment being presumably maintained only ...
... Observations on the coupling of males and females of I. trianguliceps show that they attain the mating position ... observed in the Argasidae the legs do not appear to grasp the female , attachment being presumably maintained only ...
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... observed was a gravity response involving both taxis and kinesis components . That upward movement was a response to gravity and not solely to tactile response has been suggested from both laboratory and field observations . When ticks ...
... observed was a gravity response involving both taxis and kinesis components . That upward movement was a response to gravity and not solely to tactile response has been suggested from both laboratory and field observations . When ticks ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CUTICLE THE KEY TO TICK ADAPTABILITY | 10 |
EXTERNAL FEATURES OF SOME ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES 27 | 27 |
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activity Africa Amblyomma andersoni animals appear areas argasid Argasidae attached Babesia basis capituli bite body Boophilus broad capitulum cattle cells Cervical grooves cheliceral colour coxa coxal cuticle cytoplasm Dermacentor disease dogs dorsal view eggs endocuticle engorged epicuticle evertsi external spur feeding fluid fully fed genus granules Haemaphysalis hairs hard ticks hexagonus Hoogstraal host humidity Hyalomma hypostome infection inner Ixodes ricinus large number larvae larvae and nymphs lateral layer Lees legs length louping ill lumen male mammals membrane microplus moult muscles Nuttall nymphal nymphs nymphs and adults occur palp palpi parasites pathogens period persicus pharynx posterior margin punctations rabbits relapsing fever reported Rhipicephalus rickettsiae rounded salivary glands sanguineus scutum sheep skin soft ticks spermatophore spiracle Spiracular plate spirochaetes spotted fever spur on coxa surface tarsus tarsus IV temperature Theileria tick species tissues transmission transmitted transverse unfed females variabilis vector ventral virus whilst