Abstract:Gold-headed tick, Dermacentor nuttalli is widely distributed in Mongolia and an important vector of transovarially transmitting pathogens to domestic animals. In this study, we describe the morphology of the ovary, as well as the process of the vitellogenesis and ovigenesis on oocytes of the tick, Dermacentor nuttalli. The oocytes were classified into stages that varied from I to V, according to: cytoplasm appearance, presence of the germ vesicle, position, development, presence of yolk granules, accumulation… Show more
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