Haemaphysalis Ticks of India (eBook)

G Geevarghese, A C Mishra (Autoren)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
268 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-12-387812-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Ticks are obligate blood sucking arthropods found in almost every region of the world. They are very important vectors of human and animal diseases. Tick-borne protozoan diseases such as Theileriasis and Babesiosis cause mortality and morbidity in domestic animals in many countries including India.

An understanding of taxonomy, vector biology and ecology in the geographic regions of each country is essential so that a programme of control measures can be implemented.

This book focuses on the ticks found in India and will be invaluable for health authorities, tick biologists and veterinary researchers. It covers taxonomic identification, medical importance and bionomics of haemaphysaline ticks.

• Presents the taxonomy and biological description of the 42 haemaphysaline ticks which are found in the Indian subcontinent
• Includes information on the ecology and biology of many of these species
• Keys provided for subgeneric and individual identification will be useful for easy identification of Indian haemaphysaline ticks

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Haemaphysalis Ticks of India 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
Preface 8
Part 1 General 10
Chapter 1 Introduction 12
1.1 Tick Studies: Historical Background 13
1.2 External Morphology of Ixodid Ticks 14
1.3 Tick Genera in India 15
1.4 Keys to Genera of Indian Ixodidae 16
1.5 Biology and Life Cycle 17
1.6 Hosts 21
1.7 List of Haemaphysalis Ticks from All Over the World 21
1.8 Keys to Subgenera 25
1.9 List of Indian Haemaphysalis Ticks According to Subgenera 26
Part 2 Biology, Distribution, Taxonomic Description, and Disease Relationship of Individual Haemaphysalis Ticks 28
Chapter 2 Structurally Primitive Haemaphysalines 30
2.1 Subgenus Alloceraea 30
2.2 Subgenus Allophysalis 35
2.3 Subgenus Aboimisalis 46
2.4 Structurally Intermediate Haemaphysalines 51
2.5 Structurally Advanced Haemaphysalines 74
2.6 Subgenus Haemaphysalis 95
2.7 Subgenus Kaiseriana 112
2.8 Subgenus Aborphysalis 201
2.9 Subgenus Segalia 212
2.10 Subgenus Rhipistoma 223
2.11 Proposed New Species 232
Part 3 Discussion and Summary 236
Chapter 3 Geographic Distribution and Ecologic Preference 238
3.1 Host Preferences 238
3.2 Host-Related Structural Adaptations and Evolution 239
3.3 Impact of Deforestation, Urbanization, and Faunal Changes 241
3.4 Seasonal Prevalence 241
3.5 Biology 243
3.6 Distribution of Haemaphysalis Ticks in Different Biotopes in the KFD Area 243
3.7 Control of Haemaphysalis Ticks in the KFD Area 244
3.8 Phylogeny of Indian Haemaphysalis Ticks 246
3.9 Tick-Borne Diseases in India 249
Appendix I: A New Species Described from Kerala 254
Appendix II: Scientific and Common Names of Host Species 258
References 262

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.7.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-12-387812-8 / 0123878128
• ISBN-13: 978-0-12-387812-0 / 9780123878120