Ectoparasites (Acari, Mallophaga, Anoplura, Diptera) of White-Tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, from Southern Florida

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 96-101

  Forrester, Donald J ^a   McLaughlin, Grace S ^a   Telford Jr , Sam R ^a   Foster, Garry W ^a   McCown, James W ^a,b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Florida Game Fresh Water Fish Community   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; Florida; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; ANOPLURA; CERVIDAE; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; DIPTERA; EUTROMBICULA; IXODES AFFINIS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; LIPOPTENA MAZAMAE; MALLOPHAGA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SOLENOPOTES BINIPILOSUS; TROMBICULIDAE; TUNGA PENETRANS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEER; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; FLY; INFESTATION; IXODES; LOUSE; MALE; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; TICK;

ANIMALS; DEER; DERMACENTOR; DIPTERA; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; IXODES; LICE; MALE; MITES; TICKS;

EID: 0029678450     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.1.96     Document Type: Article

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