The Ixodid Ticks of Tanzania: A Study of the Zoogeography of the Ixodidae of an East African Country |
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Page 64
... males : we attribute this partially to careless collecting , the small insignificant males being overlooked , but even with the most careful collecting we have found a sex ratio of only 0-6 males to each female . While our methods are ...
... males : we attribute this partially to careless collecting , the small insignificant males being overlooked , but even with the most careful collecting we have found a sex ratio of only 0-6 males to each female . While our methods are ...
Page 168
... males , the general ratio for all our collections being 0-6 males per female . This is a tick whose adults make only a brief seasonal appearance on cattle and then tend to dis- appear ( see below ) . High ratios of males to females in ...
... males , the general ratio for all our collections being 0-6 males per female . This is a tick whose adults make only a brief seasonal appearance on cattle and then tend to dis- appear ( see below ) . High ratios of males to females in ...
Page 193
... males over females fits in with the known tendency of males to remain longer on the host than females , which detach themselves immediately upon repletion ( Nuttall , 1915 ) . If this is the sole cause of our diverse ratios , then these ...
... males over females fits in with the known tendency of males to remain longer on the host than females , which detach themselves immediately upon repletion ( Nuttall , 1915 ) . If this is the sole cause of our diverse ratios , then these ...
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Adults infestation Adults Nymphs African altitude Amblyomma Amblyomma sp animals animals animals examined annum areas Arusha District Buffalo central plateau CENTRAL PROVINCE collection data compositus DISEASE RELATIONSHIPS distribution Domestic Animals East Africa East Coast fever eastern examined infested 66 feet female figs gemma Genus Greater Kudu Haemaphysalis leachii Host examined infested HOST RELATIONSHIPS Summaries Host stations Hyalomma infestation rates Iringa Iringa District Ixodes Ixodoidea Karagwe Kilosa District Lake Victoria larvae lepidum males Masai District Masailand Maswa Maximum single infestation Mbeya Mbeya District Mbulu microplus Montane Grassland Mpwapwa neavei Njombe District NORTHERN PROVINCE Notes on identification nymph and larva nymphs peneplain Physiography pravus pulchellus punctatus rainfall Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Rhipicephalus sp rufipes sanguineus Semi-arid Bush/Thicket sheep simus small numbers SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE specimens stations examined infested Summaries of collection Tanganyika territory Theiler tick Total Maximum Ufipa Undifferentiated Woodland Vegetation WESTERN PROVINCE Wild Animals Wooded Grassland zone ZOOGEOGRAPHY ZOOGEOGRAPHY Map 우우