Ectoparasite fauna of the eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana: Composition, origin, and comparison with ectoparasite faunas of western woodrat species

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 374-381

  Durden, Lance A ^a   Banks, Craig W ^a   Clark, Kerry L ^a,b,c   Belbey, Barbara V ^a   Oliver Jr , James H ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECTOPARASITE; FAUNA; FLEA; IXODES; MITE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FLEAS; GEORGIA; MITES; RODENT DISEASES; SIGMODONTINAE; SOUTH CAROLINA; TICKS; TROMBICULIDAE;

EID: 0030904737     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284397     Document Type: Article

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