Tick Haller’s Organ, a New Paradigm for Arthropod Olfaction: How Ticks Differ from Insects
Ticks are the vector of many human and animal diseases; and host detection is critical to this process. Ticks have a unique sensory structure located exclusively on the 1st pairs of legs; the fore-tarsal Haller’s organ, not found in any other animals, presumed to function like the insect antennae in...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/7/1563 |