Experimental Studies of Interactions between Wild Turkeys and Black-Legged Ticks

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 182-186

  Ostfeld, Richard S ^a   Lewis, David N ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Host; Lyme disease; Parasite host interactions; Vector

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IXODES; NORTH AMERICA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURKEY (BIRD); WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; IXODES; NORTH AMERICA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TURKEYS;

EID: 0033253853     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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