Patterns of Knemidokoptes jamaicensis (Acari: Knemidokoptidae) infestations among eight new avian hosts in the Dominican Republic

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 437-440

  Latta, Steven C ^a   O'Connor, Barry M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian hosts; Dominican Republic; Knemidokoptes jamaicensis; Passeriform birds; Scaley leg mites

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; INFESTATION; MITE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES;

EID: 0035348832     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.3.437     Document Type: Article

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