Rhipicephalus sanguineus and R. turanicus (Acari: Ixodidae): Closely Related Species with Different Biological Characteristics

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 74-81

  Ioffe Uspensky, Inna ^a   Mumcuoglu, Kosta Y ^a   Uspensky, Igor ^a,b   Galun, Rachel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Egg weight; Interstage compensatory growth; Israel; Reproductive rate; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Rhipicephalus turanicus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RHIPICEPHALUS TURANICUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INFESTATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; TICK;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; OVIPOSITION; RABBITS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

EID: 0030628568     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.1.74     Document Type: Article

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