Observations on the Biology of the Argasid Tick Ornithodoros puertoricensis Fox
- 1 February 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Parasitology
- Vol. 41 (1) , 76-79
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3274003
Abstract
Observations on the biology of O. puertoricensis are reported in relation to copulation, intervals between engorgement and oviposition, oviposition, fecundity and fertility, intervals between oviposition and hatching, larval engorgement time and recoveries, rearing data, longevity, relation to relapsing fever spirochetes, and interbreeding.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Ornithodoros puertoricensis, a New Tick from Rats in Puerto RicoJournal of Parasitology, 1947