Effects of Babesia microti Infection on Feeding Pattern, Engorged Body Weight, and Molting Rate of Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 559-564

  Hu, Renjie ^a,b   Hyland, Kerwin E ^a   Markowski, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Babesia microti; Feeding behavior; Ixodes scapularis; Survivalship

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BABESIA MICROTI; CRICETINAE; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAMSTER; IXODES; LIFE CYCLE; MOLTING; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CRICETINAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; IXODES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MESOCRICETUS; MICE; MOLTING;

EID: 0031228697     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.5.559     Document Type: Article

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