Ticks of South Carolina (Acari: Ixodoidea)

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 224-232

  Williams, D C ^a   Wills, W ^b   Durden, L A ^c   Gray, E W ^d  

^a Cypress Gardens   (United States)

^b Georgia Southern University ^*  (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

South Carolina; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; PUBLICATION; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATALOGS; SOUTH CAROLINA; TICKS;

EID: 0033255461     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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