Ixodid ticks on white-tailed deer and feral swine in Florida

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 93-102

  Allan, Sandra A ^a   Simmons, Leigh Anne ^a   Burridge, Michael J ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma; Deer; Dermacentor; Florida; Ixodes; Swine; Ticks; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEER; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTOR; SWINE; TICK; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; DATA COLLECTION; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FLORIDA; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; IXODIDAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTORS; SWINE;

EID: 0035376234     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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