Spiracle structure in ticks (Ixodida: Anactinotrichida: Arachnida): Resume, taxonomic and...

Autor: Pugh, P.J.A.
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Zdroj: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society; Nov97, Vol. 72 Issue 4, p549, 16p, 14 Diagrams, 2 Charts
Abstrakt: Examines the variation of spiracle structure in ticks. Structural conservatism exhibited by the Ixodida; Dispute over the relationships within the Ixodida; Mechanisms that affect and control tracheal gas transport; Correlation of the changes in spiracular morphology with the changes in tick behavior.
Databáze: Complementary Index