Morphological responses to feeding in ticks (Ixodes ricinus)

Morphological responses to feeding in ticks (Ixodes ricinus)

Abstract Background Ticks can survive long periods without feeding but, when feeding, ingest large quantities of blood, resulting in a more than 100-fold increase of body volume. We study morphological adaptations to changes in opisthosoma volume during feeding in the castor bean tick, Ixodes ricinu...

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Main Authors: J. Matthias Starck, Lisa Mehnert, Anja Biging, Juliana Bjarsch, Sandra Franz-Guess, Daniel Kleeberger, Marie Hörnig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Zoological Letters
Subjects:
Cuticula
Epidermis
Midgut diverticula
Tracheae
Taenidia
Feeding
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40851-018-0104-0

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