Microclimate-Dependent Survival of Unfed Adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Nature: Life Cycle and Study Design Implications

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 619-627

  Bertrand, Matthew R ^a   Wilson, Mark L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropodborne disease; Habitat; Ixodes scapularis; Microclimate; Tick population biology; Tick survival

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; IXODES; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; IXODES; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030187467     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.4.619     Document Type: Article

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