The life cycle of the tick Amblyomma loculosum in a sooty tern Sterna fuscata colony in the Seychelles

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 241, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 643-648

  Feare, Chris J ^a,c   Gill, Elaine L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

^c Grayswood Common   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOMMA LOCULOSUM; STERNA FUSCATA; ACARI; IXODIDAE;

LIFE CYCLE; SOOTY TERN; TICK;

SEYCHELLES, BIRD ISLAND;

EID: 0030619363     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05738.x     Document Type: Article

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