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The genus Rhipicephalus (Acari, Ixodidae) : a guide to the brown ticks of the world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walker, Jane B. (Jane Brotherton)
Other Authors: Keirans, James E., 1935-, Horak, I.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
Ticks.
Ixodes.
Acari.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Relationships of the ticks (Ixodida) and definition of the genus Rhipicephalus
  • Format for the accounts of individual species
  • Glossary
  • Rhipicephalus species names of the world
  • Rhipicephalus species occurring in the Afrotropical region
  • Accounts of individual species occurring in the Afrotropical region
  • Host/parasite list for the Afrotropical Rhipicephalus species
  • Rhipicephalus species occurring outside the Afrotropical region
  • Accounts of individual species occurring outside the Afrotropical region
  • Host/parasite list for the non-Afrotropical Rhipicephalus species
  • Species groups based on the immature stages
  • The transmission of tick-borne diseases of animals and humans by Rhipicephalus species