Host Associations and Seasonal Occurrence of Haemaphysalis leporispalustris, Ixodes brunneus, I. cookei, I. dentatus, and I. texanus (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southeastern Missouri

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-107

  Kollars Jr , Thomas M ^a   Oliver Jr , James H ^b  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemaphysalis; Host; Ixodes; Parasite; Phenology; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AVES; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; HAEMAPHYSALIS LEPORISPALUSTRIS; IXODES BRUNNEUS; IXODES COOKEI; IXODES DENTATUS; IXODES TEXANUS; IXODIDAE; MUSTELA VISON; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PASSERIFORMES; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; SYLVILAGUS FLORIDANUS; THRYOTHORUS LUDOVICIANUS; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FOX; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IXODES; LAGOMORPH; MINK; OPOSSUM; PARASITOLOGY; RACCOON; SEASON; SONGBIRD; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; FOXES; GEOGRAPHY; IXODES; IXODIDAE; LAGOMORPHA; MINK; MISSOURI; OPOSSUMS; RACCOONS; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 0037268191     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.1.103     Document Type: Article

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