title: [Collection of ixodoid ticks in the Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences: its unique features and significance for decoding fundumental aspects of taxonomy and those connected with natural reservoirs].
abstract: Unique features of the collection of ixodoid ticks in the Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia) are characterized. The collection is stand out against a background of other world's collections by the presence of complete geographic series from whole ranges of species, including all active stages of ontogenesis. The results of basic and applied investigations obtained owing to the characteristics of this collection are summarized briefly. The contribution to the taxonomic investigations of ixodoid ticks connected with the problem of natural foci, based on the collection, is analyzed. Urgent directions of ongoing and future studies based on the collection are considered.
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authors: Filippova
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D002377:Catalogs as Topic; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000145:classification*; D012426:Russia; D013045:Species Specificity