The Genus Rhipicephalus (Acari, Ixodidae): A Guide to the Brown Ticks of the World

by Jane B. Walker, Ivan G. Horak, James E. Keirans

Book Overview

Ticks in the genus Rhipicephalus include many important vectors of animal and human pathogens, but many species are notoriously difficult to identify, particularly as immature stages. This reference volume provides identification keys for adult ticks from the Afrotropical regions and elsewhere. For the nymphs and larvae, unique plates have been compiled in which line drawings of the capitula of similar species are grouped together to facilitate identification...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052101977X
• ISBN13: 9780521019774
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.3" x 11.0"