Ticks of Trinidad and Tobago -- an overview /

'Ticks of Trinidad and Tobago: An Overview' explores tick species prevalent in Trinidad and Tobago (T & T), their distribution, associated pathogens, their effects on the host, and control methods. The book also reviews the basic biology of ticks. Ticks are known to parasitize a wide r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Basu, Asoka Kumar (Autor), Charles, Roxanne A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Academic Press, 2017.
Temas:
Ticks > Trinidad and Tobago.
Tiques > Trinit�e-et-Tobago.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Ticks.
Trinidad and Tobago.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover
  • Ticks of Trinidad and Tobago-An Overview
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 A General Account of Ticks
  • Systematic Position
  • Characteristic Features of the Taxa
  • Phylum Arthropoda
  • Class Arachnida
  • Order Acari (Acarina)
  • Suborder Ixodida
  • Family Argasidae
  • Family Ixodidae
  • General Identification Characters of the Tick Genera Present in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Genus Argas
  • Genus Ornithodoros
  • Genus Amblyomma
  • Genus Dermacentor
  • Genus Haemaphysalis
  • Genus Ixodes
  • Genus Rhipicephalus
  • Importance of Ticks
  • Site of Attachment on Hosts
  • Common Names of Ticks
  • Genus Amblyomma
  • Genus Argas (Soft multihost tick)
  • Genus Dermacentor
  • Genus Haemaphysalis
  • Genus Hyalomma#x93;
  • Genus Ixodes
  • Genus Margaropus
  • Genus Ornithodoros
  • Genus Otobius
  • Genus Rhipicephalus
  • General Morphology of Ticks
  • External Structures
  • The Integument
  • Body Segmentation
  • The Capitulum (Head or Gnathosoma)
  • The Idiosoma (or Body)
  • Internal Structures
  • The Alimentary Canal
  • Respiratory Organs
  • Heart, Arterial Vessels, Sinuses, and Hemocoel
  • Reproductive Organs
  • Female
  • Male
  • The Ganglia and Nerve Trunks
  • Habits and General Life History of Ticks
  • Life Cycle of Hard Ticks
  • The Stages of Life Cycle
  • Pattern of egg laying
  • Life Cycle of Soft Ticks
  • Feeding mechanism of Ticks
  • Seasonal Activity of Ticks
  • Methods of Tick Control
  • Chemical Methods of Tick Control
  • Biological Methods of Tick Control
  • Immune Response
  • Vaccines Against Ticks
  • Collection and Preservation
  • Collection
  • Preservation
  • Procedure for Egg Counting
  • 2 Ticks in the Caribbean Region
  • 3 Tick Species Present in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Identification Characters, Distribution, Hosts, and Disease Transmission of Ticks of Trinidad and Tobago.
  • The Soft Ticks
  • Hard Ticks
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Back Cover.

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