[Morphology of tick tarsus (Acari: Ixodida)--modifications connected with life cycle, behaviour, and habitat].

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Ticks are ectoparasites of wide variety of vertebrates living in various types of environment all over the world. Morphological, biological, and physiological differences among tick species as well as among tick life stages are the result of tick adaptations to various life conditions. This paper presents morphological adaptations of tick tarsus to the hosts and the life conditions. The authors underline...

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