THE FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF ORNITHODOROS TICKS

Abstract

Mechanism of the motion of coxa, trocnanter and intercalar articulation and some joint muscles of the legs (ticks of the genus Ornithodoros) is defined. The description of two functions of the cheeks of ticks (protective and supporting) in connection with gnathosoma is given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0625627

Entities

People

  • E. N. Pavlovskii

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

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Communities of Interest

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Animal Structures
  • Biological Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Constrictions
  • Crossings
  • Membranes
  • Sediments
  • Skeleton
  • Substrates
  • Thickness
  • Ticks
  • Translations

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