Demonstration of an enhanced ability to tolerate high temperature in unfed larvae of the brown dog (kennel) tick, rhipicephalus sanguineus (acari: Ixodidae)

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 417-423

  Yoder, Jay A ^a   Bozic, Zachary D ^a   Butch, Lauren C ^a   Rellinger, Eric J ^a   Tank, Justin L ^a  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Heat tolerance; Ixodidae; Temperature effect; Tick larvae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; HEXAPODA; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 33847015260     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950608684490     Document Type: Article

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