Salivary gland degeneration and vitellogenesis in the ixodid tick Amblyomma hebraeum: Surpassing a critical weight is the prerequisite and detachment from the host is the trigger

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Friesen, K. J.
  • Kaufman, W. R.

• Date created

  2009

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Ecdysteroids
  • Amblyomma hebraeum
  • Ovarian development
  • Critical weight
  • Vitellogenesis
  • Tick salivary glands
  • Ixodid ticks

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R39W0957Z

• License

  © 2009 Elsevier. This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited.