Biology of ticks. Volume 1 /

Sonenshine (emer., Old Dominion Univ.) and Roe (North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh) gathered more than 50 renowned experts in invertebrate biology, specifically acarology, to write 34 chapters dealing with several aspects of the field; the editors also contributed to some chapters. According to the publisher's description, this new edition (1st ed., 1991) is the "most comprehensive work" on the biology of ticks and the diseases that several of them can transmit. The two volumes present the most recent advances along with developments over the last 20-plus years since the first edition was published. Most chapters in volume 1 examine aspects related to taxonomy and systematics, biology and ecology, evolution, genetics, and molecular procedures supporting evidence of processes of the development, growth, and success of these arthropods. Several chapters in volume 2 deal with the multitude of human and veterinary tick-borne or tick-caused diseases and the methods that might help overcome or control them. This work should be in all university libraries. The astounding amount of useful information provided makes it one of the most up-to-date references for researchers and students of biological and health sciences, acarologists, entomologists, ecologists, veterinarians, physicians, public health officials and workers, and educators in health-related sciences. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners. J. M. Gonzalez California State University, Fresno