Morphology, Physiology, and Behavioral Biology of Ticks |
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... period ( days ) Active Number of period ( days ) copulations Interval between copulations ( days ) Starved males Fed males 78.1 ± 11.4 88.8 ± 4.8 50.9 ± 7.6 79.5 ± 4.6 19.6 ± 2.7 32.3 ± 3.5 2.58 ± 0.3 2.66 ± 0.4 27.2 ± 7.8 9.0 ± 2.6 ...
... period ( days ) Active Number of period ( days ) copulations Interval between copulations ( days ) Starved males Fed males 78.1 ± 11.4 88.8 ± 4.8 50.9 ± 7.6 79.5 ± 4.6 19.6 ± 2.7 32.3 ± 3.5 2.58 ± 0.3 2.66 ± 0.4 27.2 ± 7.8 9.0 ± 2.6 ...
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... periods : preoviposition and oviposition . The preoviposition period is the time between the detachment of the tick from the host and the appearance of the first egg ; the oviposition period is the time during which eggs are laid ...
... periods : preoviposition and oviposition . The preoviposition period is the time between the detachment of the tick from the host and the appearance of the first egg ; the oviposition period is the time during which eggs are laid ...
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... period of feeding . During this feeding period large amounts of blood are taken up by the tick . Some of the blood is stored in the midgut lumen and some is stored in the digestive cells which have greatly reduced their digestive ...
... period of feeding . During this feeding period large amounts of blood are taken up by the tick . Some of the blood is stored in the midgut lumen and some is stored in the digestive cells which have greatly reduced their digestive ...
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Foreword | 13 |
Directory of contributors | 17 |
Salivary gland degeneration in the female tick Amblyomma hebraeum | 46 |
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20-hydroxyecdysone Acari acid acini acinus active uptake adenylate cyclase adult Aeschlimann Amblyomma americanum anti-tick antibodies antigen arboreus Argas argasids basal Binnington Biochem bloodmeal body Boophilus microplus cattle cell types cheliceral citrate concentration copulation cycle dehydrogenase Dermacentor andersoni Dermacentor variabilis Diehl digestive cells dopamine dromedarii ecdysone ecdysteroids eggs engorged Entomol enzyme extracts female ticks fluid secretion function Galun granules guinea pigs hebraeum hemocoel hemolymph holocyclus hormone host Hyalomma immune Ixodes Ixodes ricinus ixodid ticks Ixodoidea Kaufman Knülle larvae legs lipid lone star ticks lumen male marginale mated females membrane metabolism midgut molting mouthparts nymphal nymphs Obenchain observed oocyte oogenesis organs oviposition Parasitol phase pheromone protein pyruvate receptor ricinus salivary glands Sauer secretory sensilla serum sex pheromone Sonenshine species sperm spermatophore studies temperature tick feeding tick paralysis tick salivary glands tissues ultrastructure unfed females vapor virgin females vitellogenesis vitellogenin weight