Photoperiodic control of developmental diapause in nymphs of prostriate ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 28, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 163-168

  Belozerov, Valentin N ^a   Fourie, Leon J ^b   Kok, Dawie J ^b  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Nymphal diapause; Photoperiodic control; Prostriate ixodid ticks

Indexed keywords

DIAPAUSE; PHOTOPERIOD; TICK;

ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IXODES; NYMPH; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; IXODES; NYMPH; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; IXODES; IXODES PERSULCATUS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RUBICUNDUS;

EID: 0141569399     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025377829119     Document Type: Conference Paper

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