Population dynamics of adult fleas (Siphonaptera) on hosts and in nests of the California vole

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 818-824

  Stark, Harold E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Flea; Microtus californicus; Nest; Population; Vole

Indexed keywords

ATYPHLOCERAS; CANIDAE; CATALLAGIA; HYSTRICHOPSYLLA; MALARAEUS TELCHINUS; MICROTUS; MICROTUS CALIFORNICUS; MURIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; FLEA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CALIFORNIA; CLIMATE; FEMALE; FLEAS; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 0036833757     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.6.818     Document Type: Article

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