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[[File:Acari,ダニ、壁蝨、蜱、蟎P7257804a.jpg|thumb|The Acari are identified in Acarology as a taxon of arachnids that contains mites and ticks. It is an example of something an acarologist would study.]] |
[[File:Acari,ダニ、壁蝨、蜱、蟎P7257804a.jpg|thumb|The Acari are identified in Acarology as a taxon of arachnids that contains mites and ticks. It is an example of something an acarologist would study.]] |
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'''Acarology''' (from [[Ancient Greek]] {{wikt-lang|grc|ἀκαρί}}/{{Lang|grc|ἄκαρι}}, {{transl|grc|akari}}, a type of mite; and {{wikt-lang|grc|-λογία}}, [[-logy|{{transl|grc|-logia}}]]) is the study of [[mite]]s and [[tick]]s,<ref name="Walter">{{cite book |author=D. E. Walter & H. C. Proctor |year=1999 |title=Mites: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour |publisher=University of NSW Press, Sydney and [[CAB International|CABI]], Wallingford |isbn=978-0-86840-529-2}}</ref> the animals in the [[order (biology)|order]] [[Mite|Acarina]]. It is a subfield of [[arachnology]], a subdiscipline of the field of [[zoology]]. A zoologist specializing in acarology is called an '''acarologist'''. Acarologists may also be [[parasitologist]]s because many members of Acarina are parasitic. Many acarologists are studying around the world both professionally and as amateurs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|doi=10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00546.x|title=A Manual of Acarology|journal=Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research|volume=48|issue=2|pages=194–195|year=2010|last1=Alberti|first1=Gerd}}</ref> The discipline is a developing science and long-awaited research has been provided for it in more recent history.<ref name=":0" /> |
'''Acarology''' (from [[Ancient Greek]] {{wikt-lang|grc|ἀκαρί}}/{{Lang|grc|ἄκαρι}}, {{transl|grc|akari}}, a type of mite; and {{wikt-lang|grc|-λογία}}, [[-logy|{{transl|grc|-logia}}]]) is the study of [[mite]]s and [[tick]]s,<ref name="Walter">{{cite book |author=D. E. Walter & H. C. Proctor |year=1999 |title=Mites: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour |publisher=University of NSW Press, Sydney and [[CAB International|CABI]], Wallingford |isbn=978-0-86840-529-2}}</ref> the animals in the [[order (biology)|order]] [[Mite|Acarina]]. It is a subfield of [[arachnology]], a subdiscipline of the field of [[zoology]]. A zoologist specializing in acarology is called an '''acarologist'''. Acarologists may also be [[parasitologist]]s because many members of Acarina are parasitic. Many acarologists are studying around the world both professionally and as amateurs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|doi=10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00546.x|title=A Manual of Acarology|journal=Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research|volume=48|issue=2|pages=194–195|year=2010|last1=Alberti|first1=Gerd}}</ref> The discipline is a developing science and long-awaited research has been provided for it in more recent history.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Acarology (from Ancient Greek ἀκαρί/ἄκαρι, akari, a type of mite; and -λογία, -logia) is the study of mites and ticks,[1] the animals in the order Acarina. It is a subfield of arachnology, a subdiscipline of the field of zoology. A zoologist specializing in acarology is called an acarologist. Acarologists may also be parasitologists because many members of Acarina are parasitic. Many acarologists are studying around the world both professionally and as amateurs.[2] The discipline is a developing science and long-awaited research has been provided for it in more recent history.[2]
Acarological organisations
- Laboratory of Medical Acarology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- Tick Research Laboratory, University of Rhode Island
- Tick Research Lab at Texas A&M University
Acarological societies
International
- International Congress of Acarology
- Societe Internationale des Acarologues de Langue Francaise
- Systematic and Applied Acarology Society
Regional
- Acarology Society of America
- Acarological Society of Iran
- Acarological Society of Japan
- African Acarology Association
- Egyptian Society of Acarology
- European Association of Acarologists
Notable acarologists
Journals
The leading scientific journals for acarology include:
- Acarologia
- Acarines
- Experimental and Applied Acarology
- International Journal of Acarology
- Systematic & Applied Acarology
- Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
- Persian Journal of Acarology
See also
References
- ^ D. E. Walter & H. C. Proctor (1999). Mites: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour. University of NSW Press, Sydney and CABI, Wallingford. ISBN 978-0-86840-529-2.
- ^ a b Alberti, Gerd (2010). "A Manual of Acarology". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 48 (2): 194–195. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00546.x.
Further reading
- Experimental and Applied Acarology, ISSN 1572-9702 (electronic), ISSN 0168-8162 (paper), Springer
- E. Baker (1952). An Introduction to Acarology. New York: The MacMillan Company.
- Gerald W. Krantz & D. E. Walter, ed. (2009). A Manual of Acarology (3rd ed.). Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 978-0-89672-620-8.
External links
The dictionary definition of acarology at Wiktionary
Learning materials related to acarology at Wikiversity
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