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can be prolonged by inducing them to feed on hedgehogs in hibernation. The
feeding rate of Ixodes ricinus is slow for the first 6 or 7 days when the body weight
increases from 2 mg to 30-50 mg. The rate of feeding is, however, much ...
can be prolonged by inducing them to feed on hedgehogs in hibernation. The
feeding rate of Ixodes ricinus is slow for the first 6 or 7 days when the body weight
increases from 2 mg to 30-50 mg. The rate of feeding is, however, much ...
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During the feeding period of the hard ticks, and even preceding it, there is a
synthesis of new cuticle which is evident as an inner endocuticle of a lamellate
nature. Coincidental with the general increase in overall body weight of females
of I.
During the feeding period of the hard ticks, and even preceding it, there is a
synthesis of new cuticle which is evident as an inner endocuticle of a lamellate
nature. Coincidental with the general increase in overall body weight of females
of I.
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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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activity Africa Amblyomma andersoni animals appear appendiculatus areas argasid Argasidae attached Babesia basis capituli bite body Boophilus capitulum capsule cattle cells Cervical grooves cheliceral coxa coxal cuticle cytoplasm Dermacentor disease dogs eggs endocuticle engorged epicuticle evertsi external spur feeding fluid fully fed genus granules Haemaphysalis Haller's organ hard ticks hexagonus Hoogstraal host humidity Hyalomma hypostome immature stages infection inner Ixodes ricinus Ixodidae large number larvae larvae and nymphs lateral layer Lees legs length louping ill lumen male mammals membrane microplus moulting muscles nuclei Nuttall nymphal nymphs nymphs and adults occur outer palp palpal palpi paralysis parasites pathogens period persicus pharynx punctations rabbits relapsing fever reported Rhipicephalus rickettsiae salivary glands sanguineus scutum segment 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 female vector ventral virus whilst
Bibliographic information
| Title | Ticks and disease Volume 9 of International series of monographs on pure and applied biology: Division, Zoology Volume 9 of International series in pure and applied biology: Zoology division |
| Author | Don Ramsay Arthur |
| Publisher | Row, Peterson, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 24 Jul 2008 |
| Length | 445 pages |
| Subjects | Ticks Ticks as carriers of disease |
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