Ecological studies on the non-parasitic larval stages of some tick species in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa (Acarina : ixodidae)

Londt, Jason G. H. (Jason Gilbert Hayden), 1943-

Title: Ecological studies on the non-parasitic larval stages of some tick species in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa (Acarina : ixodidae)
Creator: Londt, Jason G. H. (Jason Gilbert Hayden), 1943-
ThesisAdvisor: Whitehead, G.B.
ThesisAdvisor: Allanson, B.R.
Subject: Ticks -- Ecology -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Subject: Ixodidae -- Ecology -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Date: 1971
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MSc
Identifier: vital:5862
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012777
Identifier: Ticks -- Ecology -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Identifier: Ixodidae -- Ecology -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Description: "Ticks have already been studied in our country and abroad. Progress in the field of taxonomy has probably been the most rapid and has culminated in a large number of papers and excellent monographs, but much more remains to be done. To produce an overall picture of the factors influencing the behaviour of the tick under natural conditions, studies have to be conducted on tick ecology and experimental physiology. We still have a lack of knowledge of host specificity, the selection of feeding sites on hosts and the nature of resistance to attacks by ticks. Because of the varied habits of different species of ticks, the first essential prerequisite is an adequate knowledge of their biology." (Jansen 1969). The above words sum up the position of research on ticks in southern Africa at the present time.
Format: 181 p., pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University, Faculty of Science, Zoology and Entomology
Language: English
Rights: Londt, Jason G. H. (Jason Gilbert Hayden), 1943-

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