Flea, rodent, and plague ecology at Chuchupate Campground, Ventura County, California

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 107-127

  Davis, Richard M ^a   Smith, Randall T ^b   Madon, Minoo B ^c   Sitko Cleugh, Erika ^d,e  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Ventura County Library   (United States)

^c Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Fleas; Host preference; Plague ecology; Rodents; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENT; FLEA; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLAGUE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECREATION; RODENT; SEASON; UNITED STATES; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENT; FLEAS; INSECT VECTORS; PLAGUE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECREATION; RODENTIA; SEASONS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0036598350     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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