This book includes descriptive keys for identifying every stage of all the species of ticks reported in Europe and northern Africa. It includes descriptive texts on the ecology and prominent features of each species, together with ink illustrations and distribution maps of more than 60 species of hard and soft ticks. The text for each species was prepared by specialists, the illustrations were made especially for this book and the maps were compiled on the basis of more than 40 years of records. This book is the first to offer keys for more than 60 species of ticks (both immature and adult) in the target territory. It also includes supplementary information with bibliographical details for each species.
This book is based upon work from COST Action TD1303, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)
| ISBN: | 9783319637594 |
| Publication date: | 3rd April 2018 |
| Author: | Agustín EstradaPeña, Andrei Daniel Mihalca, T Petney |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 408 pages |
| Genres: |
Microbiology (non-medical) Ecological science, the Biosphere Evolution Medical microbiology and virology Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques Zoology and animal sciences Biology, life sciences Veterinary medicine |