Parasitism of lizards by immature stages of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari, Ixodidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 257-266

  Durden, Lance A ^a   Oliver Jr , James H ^a   Banks, Craig W ^a   Vogel, Gregory N ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectoparasitism; Immature stages; Ixodes scapularis; Lizards; Skinks; USA

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; LIZARD; PARASITISM; TICK;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFESTATION; IXODES; LIZARD; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; GEOGRAPHY; GEORGIA; IXODES; LIZARDS; SEASONS; TICK INFESTATIONS;

UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; AMPHIBIA; ANGUIDAE; ANIMALIA; EUMECES; EUMECES INEXPECTATUS; EUMECES LATICEPS; INVERTEBRATA; IXODES; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE; OPHISAURUS; OPHISAURUS VENTRALIS; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036909082     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021199914816     Document Type: Article

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