Critical evaluation of five methods for quantifying chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1291-1300

  Clayton, D H ^a   Drown, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; PARASITE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PIGEON; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARACHNIDA; AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 0035662299     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[1291:CEOFMF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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