Distribution of ticks (Acari: Ixodida) infesting domestic ruminants in Ghana

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 473-479

  Walker, A R ^a   Koney, E B M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Ministry of Food and Agriculture Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TICK;

GHANA;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA VARIEGATUM; ARACHNIDA; BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS ANNULATUS; BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; BOOPHILUS GEIGYI; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; FABRICIUS; HYALOMMA; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM RUFIPES; HYALOMMA TRUNCATUM; IXODIDA; MORCHELLA ESCULENTA; OVIS ARIES; RHIPICEPHALUS EVERTSI EVERTSI; RHIPICEPHALUS LUNULATUS; RHIPICEPHALUS SENEGALENSIS; RHIPICEPHALUS SULCATUS; RHIPICEPHALUS TURANICUS;

EID: 0033389683     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485399000619     Document Type: Article

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