Ectoparasitic insects of bats in British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 191-192

  Chilton, Glen ^a   Vonhof, Maarten J ^b   Peterson, B V ^c   Wilson, Nixon ^d  

^a St Mary's University College   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECTOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; BAT; CANADA; ECTOPARASITE; FLEA; FLY; HEMIPTERA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

CHIROPTERA; CIMICIDAE; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; ISCHNOPSYLLIDAE; NYCTERIBIIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TACHINIDAE; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0033995188     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0191:EIOBIB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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