Abundance of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting the western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis, in relation to environmental factors

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 731-740

  Tälleklint Eisen, Lars ^a   Eisen, Rebecca J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Infestation; Ixodes pacificus; Lyme disease; Ticks; Western fence lizard

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LIZARD; TICK;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODIDAE; SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0033199219     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006212323760     Document Type: Article

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