Survival of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Exposed to Cold

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 6-10

  Vandyk, John K ^a   Bartholomew, David M ^a,b   Rowley, Wayne A ^a   Platt, Kenneth B ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachnida; Cold tolerance; Mortality; Temperature; Tick survival

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLD; FEMALE; IXODES; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; COLD; FEMALE; IXODES; MICE;

EID: 0029678159     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.1.6     Document Type: Article

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