Development rates, fecundity and survival of developmental stages of the ticks Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Boophilus decoloratus and B. microplus under field conditions in Zimbabwe

Experimental & Applied Acarology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 123-141

  Short, N J ^a   Floyd, R B ^b   Norval, R A I ^a   Sutherst, R W ^b  

^a Veterinary Research Laboratory   (Zimbabwe)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CATTLE TICK; DEVELOPMENT; FECUNDITY; SURVIVAL; TICK;

ZIMBABWE;

BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS;

ARTHROPOD; CATTLE; FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; SEASON; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL RATE; TICK; ZIMBABWE;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; RAIN; SOIL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEMPERATURE; TICKS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0024476256     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01201643     Document Type: Article

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