Abiotic parameters and diel and seasonal activity of Borrelia-infected and uninfected Ixodes persulcatus (Acarina: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-15

  Alekseev, Andrey N ^a   Dubinina, Helen V ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Borrelia; Diel activity; Litter; Season; Temperature gradient; Tick

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039107440     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.1.9     Document Type: Article

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