Influence of deer abundance on the abundance of questing adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 376-381

  Ginsberg, Howard S ^a   Zhioua, Elyes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Deer; Ixodes scapularis; Ixodiphagus hookeri; Odocoileus virginianus; Sampling; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; CERVIDAE; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE; IXODIPHAGUS; IXODIPHAGUS HOOKERI; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; VERTEBRATA; VESPIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEER; IXODES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON;

ANIMALS; DEER; IXODES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS;

EID: 0033128896     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.3.376     Document Type: Article

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