Geographical distribution of Demodex ursi in black bears from Florida

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 161-164

  Foster, Garry W ^a   Cames, Tânia A ^a   Forrester, Donald J ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Demodex ursi; Demodicosis; Survey; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFESTATION; MALE; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; URSIDAE;

EID: 0031603168     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.1.161     Document Type: Article

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