Dermal gland secretion improves the heat tolerance of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, allowing for their prolonged exposure to host body temperature

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 256-265

  Yoder, Jay A ^a   Hedges, Brian Z ^a   Tank, Justin L ^a   Benoit, Joshua B ^b  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermal gland; Rhipicephalus; Squalene; Tick

Indexed keywords

SQUALENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID BALANCE; HEAT SHOCK; HEAT STRESS; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SKIN GLAND; SKIN SECRETION; WATER LOSS;

AMBLYOMMA; DERMACENTOR; HYALOMMA; IXODES; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 67349163216     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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