Tick diversity, abundance and seasonal dynamics in a resource-poor urban environment in the Free State Province

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 305-316

  Dreyer, Karin ^a   Fourie, L J ^a   Kok, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cattle; Seasonal dynamics; Tick diversity; Ticks; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; BOS TAURUS; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM RUFIPES; HYALOMMA TRUNCATUM; IXODES; IXODES RUBICUNDUS; OTOBIUS MEGNINI; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS EVERTSI EVERTSI; RUBICUNDUS;

ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; INFESTATION; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; SOUTH AFRICA; TEMPERATURE; TICK; URBAN POPULATION;

ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA; TEMPERATURE; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032242381     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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