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Autore |
Sonenshine Daniel E |
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Titolo |
Biology of Ticks Volume 2 [[electronic resource]] |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 2013 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (504 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ticks -- Control |
Ticks as carriers of disease |
Ticks |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Contributors; 1. Ecology of Non-nidicolous Ticks; 2. Ecology of Nidicolous Ticks; 3. Tick Genetics, Genomics, and Transformation; 4. Tick-Host Interactions; 5. How Ticks Control Microbes: Innate Immune Responses; 6. Tick-borne Protozoa; 7. Tick-borne Viruses; 8. Tick-borne Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses and Rickettsia Species; 9. Tick-borne Rickettsioses II (Anaplasmataceae); 10. Non-rickettsial Tick-borne Bacteria and the Diseases They Cause; 11. Tick-induced Paralysis and Toxicoses |
12. Development of Vaccines for Control of Tick Infestations and Interruption of Pathogen Transmission13. Acaricide Research and Development, Resistance, and Resistance Monitoring; 14. Tick Repellent Research, Methods, and Development; 15. Tick Control: Trapping, Biocontrol, Host Management, and Other Alternative Strategies; 16. Tick Rearing and in Vitro Feeding; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Biology of Ticks is the most comprehensive work on tick biology and tick-borne diseases. This second edition is a multi-authored work, featuring the research and analyses of renowned experts across the globe. Spanning two volumes, the book examines the systematics, biology, structure, ecological adaptations, evolution, genomics and the |
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molecular processes that underpin the growth, development and survival of these important disease-transmitting parasites. Also discussed is the remarkable array of diseases transmitted (or caused) by ticks, as well as modern methods for their control. This book |
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