Article
[Morphometric features of tarsus in Dermacentor reticulatus (Fabricius, 1794) (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) larvae from Polish and Slovakian populations].
Wiadomosci parazytologiczne - 1 Jan 2001
Buczek A, Buczek L, Kuśmierz A, Olszewski K, Stanko M
Abstract excerpt
Dermacentor reticulatus is widely distributed dangerous tick that usually lives in the river valleys, boggy forests, meadows, and wooded pastures. Tick populations from various regions may exhibit morphological differences. In our study we compared morphometric features of tarsus in larvae D. reticulatus from Polish and Slovakian populations. I tarsus width, III tarsus length, and length of dorsal setae of I...
Topics
- Animals
- Dermacentor
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Larva
- Phenotype
- Poland
- Rabbits
- Slovakia
- Species Specificity
- Tarsus, Animal
- Weights and Measures
