Distribution of cat fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) on the cat

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 685-688

  Hsu, Meng Hao ^a   Hsu, Tung Ching ^a   Wu, Wen Jer ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cat flea; Ctenocephalides felis; Grooming behavior; On animal control; On host distribution

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; PULICIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; FLEA; INFESTATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FLEAS;

EID: 0036636521     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.4.685     Document Type: Article

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