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<mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 04/1992 |
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<mark>Journal</mark> | Parasitology Today |
Issue number | 4 |
Volume | 8 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 130-133 |
Publication Status | Published |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
Externally published | Yes |
Ticks are important vectors of pathogens that cause human and animal disease. Pheromones play a role of fundamental importance in intraspecies communication. Here, Gordon Hamilton discusses how these chemical messengers play a role in mate location, host location, and survival in adverse conditions, and how manipulation of this chemical communication system may provide a potential method of tick control.