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Gregson ' s results also indicate that as the female continues to feed the secretion
increases to a maximum of 34 ug . This is produced by fast feeding , mated
females ( weight 150 – 650 mg ) between the fifth and sixth days of feeding , but
is ...
Gregson ' s results also indicate that as the female continues to feed the secretion
increases to a maximum of 34 ug . This is produced by fast feeding , mated
females ( weight 150 – 650 mg ) between the fifth and sixth days of feeding , but
is ...
Page 139
During the feeding period of the hard ticks , and even preceding it , there is a
synthesis of new cuticle which is evident as an ... When the sheep tick begins to
feed , cuticle secretion proceeds rapidly and may well reach 45 thick on the
seventh ...
During the feeding period of the hard ticks , and even preceding it , there is a
synthesis of new cuticle which is evident as an ... When the sheep tick begins to
feed , cuticle secretion proceeds rapidly and may well reach 45 thick on the
seventh ...
Page 141
The amount of blood ingested by a soft tick during one feed is about three or four
times its original body weight , whereas in hard ticks this may be as high as 150
times or as low as twenty - three times . An obvious compensating mechanism ...
The amount of blood ingested by a soft tick during one feed is about three or four
times its original body weight , whereas in hard ticks this may be as high as 150
times or as low as twenty - three times . An obvious compensating mechanism ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CUTICLETHE KEY TO Tick ADAPTABILITY | 10 |
EXTERNAL FEATURES OF SOME ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES | 27 |
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