Paper 49. Glen R. Needham, John R. Sauer. 1979. Dynamics of calcium, catecholamines, and cyclic AMP in control of salivary fluid secretion by female ixodid ticks. Pages 413-419. In: J. G. Rodriguez (editor). Recent Advances in Acarology. Volume I of 2. Proceedings of the V International Congress of Acarology,

August 6-12, 1978 at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, New York: Academic Press, 631 pages.

Keywords: mite physiology, results indicate that intracellular and hemolymph Ca++ are used by ixodid tick salivary glands during stimulation, furthermore, Ca++ and cyclic AMP interact to control fluid secretion