Survival of six species of African ticks in relation to saturation deficits

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 625-637

  Fielden, Laura Jane ^a   Rechav, Yigal ^a  

^a BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Ixodidae; humidity; saturation deficits; survival; Water balance

Indexed keywords

HUMIDITY; SATURATION DEFICIT; SURVIVAL; TICK; WATER BALANCE;

AFRICA;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA HEBRAEUM; HAEMAPHYSALIS LEACHII; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM RUFIPES; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS;

EID: 0030301069     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00053326     Document Type: Article

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