A visual method for determining the physio-logical age of unfed ixodid tick adults in vivo is offered based on the data obtained for the natural populations of ti...
Four categories of physiological age were distinguished
in females of Ixodes ricinus (L.) according
to the morphological characteristics: newly
emerged, physio...
The definition concept of the «physiological age» of animals has been revised based on the studies of ixodid ticks. The physiological age of animals is considered...