The ecology of lyme-disease risk

American Scientist

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 338-346

  Ostfeld, Richard S ^a,b,c  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000574767     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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