Ticks of Europe and North Africa
A Guide to Species Identification
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Beschreibung
This book includes descriptive keys for identifying every stage of all the species of ticks reported in Europe and northern Africa. It includes descriptive texts on the ecology and prominent features of each species, together with ink illustrations and distribution maps of more than 60 species of hard and soft ticks. The text for each species was prepared by specialists, the illustrations were made especially for this book and the maps were compiled on the basis of more than 40 years of records. This book is the first to offer keys for more than 60 species of ticks (both immature and adult) in the target territory. It also includes supplementary information with bibliographical details for each species.
This book is based upon work from COST Action TD1303, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)
The only book on the identification of ticks for the complete Western Palearctic region
Offers both keys to and illustrations of every stage of development for 68 species of ticks relevant to human and animal health
Includes a list of more than 100 historical references related to the identification of ticks in the target territory
Provides an up-to-date overview gathering information prepared by internationally respected specialistsThe only book on the identification of ticks for the complete Western Palearctic region Offers both keys to and illustrations of every stage of development for 68 species of ticks relevant to human and animal health Includes a list of more than 100 historical references related to the identification of ticks in the target territory Provides an up-to-date overview gathering information prepared by internationally respected specialists
Autor*in
Agustín Estrada-Peña
Themen in »Ticks of Europe and North Africa«
Ticks Ixodidae Argasidae Vectorial capacity Vector-borne infections Acari, Ixodida Model invertebrates