On the mechanism of water vapour sorption from unsaturated atmospheres by ticks

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1491-1498

  Gaede, K ^a   Knulle W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amblyomma variegatum; Saliva; Tick; Water balance; Water vapour uptake

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342276101     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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