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Advances in Disease Vector Research / edited by Kerry F. Harris.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Harris, Kerry F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1990.
Series:Advances in Disease Vector Research, ; 6.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Microbiology.
Medical virology.
Agriculture.
Forests and forestry.
Zoology.
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Ribosomal RNA Genes of the Anopheles gambiae Species Complex
  • The Anopheles gambiae Complex
  • General Characteristics of Dipteran rDNA
  • Anopheles gambiae rDNA: General Structure
  • Intergenic Spacer Structure
  • Intervening rDNA Sequences
  • Applied Uses of rDNA
  • Evolution of rDNA Within the Complex
  • Summary
  • References
  • 2 Neuroendocrine and Midgut Endocrine Systems in the Adult Mosquito
  • The Nervous System
  • The Neuroendocrine System
  • The Midgut Endocrine System
  • Neuropeptide-Like Immunoreactivity in the Nervous System and Midgut Endocrine System
  • Comparison of the Neuroendocrine and Midgut Endocrine Systems
  • References
  • 3 Gametocytemia and Infectiousness in Falciparum Malaria: Observations and Models
  • Gametocytogenesis
  • Patterns of Gametocytemia
  • Circadian Rhythm
  • Infectiousness Versus Gametocytemia
  • Reservoir of Infection
  • Immune Response
  • Gametocytemia and Infectiousness in Mathematical Models of Malaria
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 4 Some Aspects of the Biology of Phlebotomine Sandfly Vectors
  • Colonization
  • Sandflies as Reservoirs and Vectors of Viruses
  • Age Determination
  • Sugar Feeding
  • Species Groups and Complexes
  • Chemically Mediated Behavior
  • References
  • 5 Vector-Spirochete Relationships in Louse-Borne and Tick-Borne Borrelioses with Emphasis on Lyme Disease
  • The Behavior of Louse-Borne and Tick-Borne Spirochetes in Their Vectors
  • The Behavior of Borrelia theileri in Its Tick Vectors
  • The Behavior of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi in Its Tick Vectors
  • The Relationship of Borrelia burgdorferi to Nonspecific Tick Vectors and Other Hematophagous Arthropods
  • Borrelia burgdorferi: Subject of a Complex Development Cycle?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 6 Distribution of Viruses and Their Nematode Vectors
  • Nematode-Transmitted Viruses as Plant Pathogens
  • Causal Agents
  • Vectors
  • Virus
  • Vector Associations
  • Discussion
  • References
  • 7 Detecting Plant Viruses in Their Vectors
  • Aphids
  • Plant and Leafhoppers
  • Nematodes
  • Mites
  • Fungi
  • Beetles
  • Other Vector Groups
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 8 Insect-Borne Viruses of Rice
  • Geographical Distribution
  • Vector Species
  • Vector-Virus Interactions
  • Nucleic Acids and Proteins
  • References
  • 9 Homopteran Transmission of Xylem-Inhabiting Bacteria Alexander
  • Historical Background
  • Pathogens
  • The Xylem Environment
  • Vectors
  • Epidemiology
  • Summary
  • References
  • 10 Plant Pathogenic Spiroplasmas and Their Leafhopper Vectors
  • Spiroplasmas and Their Habitats
  • Leafhoppers That Transmit Spiroplasmas
  • Transmission Terminology
  • Spiroplasma citri
  • Spiroplasma kunkelii
  • Spiroplasma phoeniceum
  • Spiroplasma
  • Leafhopper Relationships
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Summary
  • References
  • 11 Semipersistent Transmission of Viruses by Vectors with Special Emphasis on Citrus Tristeza Virus
  • Viruses
  • Vectors
  • Virus
  • Vector Relationships
  • Epidemiology and Control
  • Principles of the Approaches to Control
  • Conclusion and Summary
  • References.

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