Distribution, Abundance, and Seasonal Activities of Ticks Collected from Rodents and Vegetation in South Carolina

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-105

  Clark, K L ^a,b   Oliver Jr , J H ^c   McKechnie, D B ^a   Williams, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Seasonal activity; South carolina; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; LARVA; PARASITE VECTOR; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT; SEASON; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; LARVA; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENTIA; SEASONS; SOUTH CAROLINA; TICKS;

EID: 0032087940     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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