Cuticular Plasticization Induced by Copulatory Stimuli in Female Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 702-705

  Okura, Nobuhiko ^a   Kitaura, Hiroyasu ^a   Mori, Takayuki ^a   Shiraishi, Satoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Copulatory stimuli; Cuticular plasticization; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Integument; Ixodid tick

Indexed keywords

ACARI; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COPULATION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; FEMALE; MALE; TICKS;

EID: 0030188025     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.4.702     Document Type: Article

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