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... immature stages of H. aciculifer are not clearly known , probably because earlier records need verification . Indeed ... immature stages and the rodent hosts in their nests it is difficult to envisage how the adults are picked up by the ...
... immature stages of H. aciculifer are not clearly known , probably because earlier records need verification . Indeed ... immature stages and the rodent hosts in their nests it is difficult to envisage how the adults are picked up by the ...
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... immature stages feeding almost exclusively on small insectivores , rodents , small carnivores and occasionally on birds . Hedgehogs and hares are known to harbour both adults and young stages . Large domestic wild animals ( horse ...
... immature stages feeding almost exclusively on small insectivores , rodents , small carnivores and occasionally on birds . Hedgehogs and hares are known to harbour both adults and young stages . Large domestic wild animals ( horse ...
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... immature stages feed on the same hosts as the adults . Ornithodoros moubata , though not strictly group specific , occurs as three biological forms , one form feeding on fowls , the second on man and the third , and possibly the most ...
... immature stages feed on the same hosts as the adults . Ornithodoros moubata , though not strictly group specific , occurs as three biological forms , one form feeding on fowls , the second on man and the third , and possibly the most ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CUTICLEThe Key to TICK ADAPTABILITY | 10 |
EXTERNAL FEATURES OF SOME ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT | 27 |
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activity Africa Amblyomma andersoni animals appear areas argasid Argasidae attached Babesia basis capituli bite body Boophilus broad capitulum cattle cells Cervical grooves cheliceral colour coxa coxal cuticle cytoplasm Dermacentor disease dogs dorsal view eggs endocuticle engorged epicuticle evertsi external spur feeding fluid fully fed genus granules Haemaphysalis hairs hard ticks hexagonus Hoogstraal host humidity Hyalomma hypostome infection inner Ixodes ricinus Ixodidae large number larvae larvae and nymphs lateral layer Lees legs length louping ill lumen male membrane microplus moult muscles Nuttall nymphal nymphs nymphs and adults occur palp palpi parasites pathogens period persicus pharynx posterior margin punctations rabbits relapsing fever reported Rhipicephalus rickettsiae rounded salivary glands sanguineus scutum 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 females variabilis vector ventral virus whilst