Density-Dependent Seasonal Dynamics of Blacklegged Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Nymphs

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-306

  Vail, Stephen G ^a   Smith, Gary ^b  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease; Population regulation

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; IXODES; NYMPH; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON;

ANIMALS; IXODES; NYMPH; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS;

EID: 0031136459     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.3.301     Document Type: Article

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