Integument and Sensillum Auriforme of the Opisthosoma of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 734-742

  Walker, Alan R ^a   Lloyd, Carolyn M ^a   McGuire, Kirsty ^a,b   Harrison, Scott J ^a,c   Hamilton, J G C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Integument; Rhipicephalus appendiculatus; Semiochemical; Sensilla auriformia

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; SCUTUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; RABBIT; TICK; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; RABBITS; TICKS;

EID: 0030237637     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.5.734     Document Type: Article

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