Many argasid tick species are known only through their larval descriptions, in which the chaetotaxy, together with other external morphological characteristics, has been used to separate genera and sp
Changing climate has driven shifts in species phenology, influencing a range of ecological interactions from plant-pollinator to consumer-resource. Phenological changes in host-parasite systems have i
Ecdysteroidogenesis is essential for arthropod development and reproduction. Although the importance of ecdysteroids has been demonstrated, there is little information on the sites and enzymes for syn
Sterol molecules play indispensable roles in biology of cells and organisms. Ticks, pathogen-transmitting blood-feeding arthropods, lack the genes for the sterol biosynthetic pathway, yet cholesterol