Equilibrium weights of Dermacentor variabilis Say. at near saturation (Acarina: Ixodidae)
1972 - Volume: 14 Issue: 3 pages: 365-367
Keywords
Acari
Ixodidae
Dermacentor variabilis
weight
effect of temperature
Abstract
The equilibrium weight of Dermacentor variabilis (Say) under constant conditions at over 98% R.H. was found to be a function of temperature. In the range 5-40 deg C, the maximum weight was found at 20 deg C. The equilibrium weight was maintained by an active process.
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