Salivary gland degeneration and vitellogenesis in the ixodid tick Amblyomma hebraeum: Surpassing a critical weight is the prerequisite and detachment from the host is the trigger

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 936-942

  Friesen, Kevin J ^a   Kaufman, W Reuben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amblyomma hebraeum; Critical weight; Ecdysteroids; Ixodid ticks; Ovarian development; Tick salivary glands; Vitellogenesis

Indexed keywords

VITELLIN;

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; HEMOPHAGY; HOST; LYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTION; SALIVA; TICK; WEIGHT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; METABOLISM; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SALIVARY GLAND; TICK; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; IXODIDAE; MALE; OVARY; OVIPOSITION; RABBITS; SALIVARY GLANDS; VITELLINS; VITELLOGENESIS;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA HEBRAEUM; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 68349093906     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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