Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae and nymphs in relation to host density and habitat on Long Point, Ontario

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-254

  Lindsay, L R ^a   Mathison, S W ^b   Barker, I K ^b   McEwen, S A ^b   Surgeoner, G A ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Habitat; Host density; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme borreliosis; Tick ecology

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ACER; ARTHROPODA; CRICETINAE; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; POPULUS; QUERCUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CANADA; INFESTATION; IXODES; LARVA; MOUSE; NYMPH; PARASITOLOGY; PEROMYSCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; IXODES; LARVA; MICE; NYMPH; ONTARIO; PEROMYSCUS; POPULATION DENSITY; TICK INFESTATIONS;

EID: 0033129731     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.3.243     Document Type: Review

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