Ecdysteroids in Relation to Adult Development and Reproduction in Female Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari; Ixodidae)

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-206

  Magee, Raymond M ^a   Jones, Linda D ^b   Rees, Huw H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecdysteroids in adult development; Ixodidae; Rhipicephalus appendiculatus; Ticks

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542500541     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1996)31:2<197::AID-ARCH7>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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