Prevalence and abundance of Ixodes pacificus immatures (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) in northern California: Temporal trends and environmental correlates

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1301-1307

  Eisen, R J ^a   Eisen, L ^a   Lane, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIZARD; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE PREVALENCE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; HEXAPODA; IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODIDAE; SCELOPORUS; SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0035662336     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[1301:PAAOIP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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