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and the exact process of ovary development have not yet been described in most
species of adult ticks. However, data obtained in our laboratory during the past
20 years with the argasid tick Ornithodoros moubata (Murray 1977, sensu Walton
...
and the exact process of ovary development have not yet been described in most
species of adult ticks. However, data obtained in our laboratory during the past
20 years with the argasid tick Ornithodoros moubata (Murray 1977, sensu Walton
...
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Larvae, nymphs, and adults infest the same range of host species. All three life
history stages are often found together on the same host individuals (Bull 1978a).
The sleepy lizard is the most commonly infested host. Approximately 85% of ...
Larvae, nymphs, and adults infest the same range of host species. All three life
history stages are often found together on the same host individuals (Bull 1978a).
The sleepy lizard is the most commonly infested host. Approximately 85% of ...
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specific couplings, males adopted their usual leg arrangement which led to the
non-alignment of the appropriate organs because the species differed in body
dimensions (Andrews 1982). Thus even when males achieved the final stage of ...
specific couplings, males adopted their usual leg arrangement which led to the
non-alignment of the appropriate organs because the species differed in body
dimensions (Andrews 1982). Thus even when males achieved the final stage of ...
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Contents
Foreword | 13 |
Directory of contributors | 17 |
Salivary gland degeneration in the female tick Amblyomma hebraeum | 46 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Morphology, Physiology, and Behavioral Biology of Ticks Acarology Series Ellis Horwood Series in Entomology and Acarology Ellis Horwood series in acarology Open University Press Robotics Series |
| Author | J. Alexander Hair |
| Editors | John R. Sauer, J. Alexander Hair |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | E. Horwood, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0470203277, 9780470203279 |
| Length | 510 pages |
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