Sutherst R W, Bourne A S
Division of Entomology, CSIRO, Long Pocket Laboratories, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia.
Int J Parasitol. 1991 Oct;21(6):661-72. doi: 10.1016/0020-7519(91)90077-k.
The free-living stages of the tick Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) longicornis were studied at Mt Tamborine (526 m altitude) and Amberley (25 m altitude) in southeast Queensland between 1971 and 1980. Data are presented on the number of eggs and larvae produced, the moulting success of engorged larvae and nymphs and the survival and behaviour of unfed larvae, nymphs and adult females. Temperature, moisture, daylength, grass length and age of unfed ticks were investigated as sources of variation in development rates, fecundity or survival. At Mt Tamborine the life cycle was well synchronized with the seasons to produce one generation per year. At Amberley higher temperatures accelerated development rates and would have delayed diapause, so disrupting the life cycle.
1971年至1980年间，在昆士兰州东南部的坦伯林山（海拔526米）和安伯利（海拔25米）对长角血蜱（Kaiseriana亚种）的自由生活阶段进行了研究。文中给出了所产卵和幼虫数量、饱血幼虫和若虫的蜕皮成功率以及未进食幼虫、若虫和成年雌蜱的存活情况与行为的数据。研究了温度、湿度、日照长度、草长以及未进食蜱的年龄，以此作为发育速率、繁殖力或存活率变化的来源。在坦伯林山，生命周期与季节很好地同步，每年产生一代。在安伯利，较高的温度加快了发育速率，并可能延迟滞育，从而扰乱了生命周期。
