Ectoparasites of springhares in the Northern Cape province, South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-32

  Anderson, P C ^a   Kok, O B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ectoparasite; Flea; Louse; Mite; Springhare; Tick

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECTOPARASITE; FLEA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LOUSE; MITE; RODENT; TICK;

NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; EULINOGNATHUS; EULINOGNATHUS DENTICULATUS; HAEMAPHYSALIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS PEDETES; HIRSTIONYSSUS SANTOS-DIASI; HYALOMMA; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM; IXODIDA; PEDETES; PEDETES CAPENSIS; PEDETIDAE; PHTHIRAPTERA; RADFORDILAELAPS MERIDIONALIS; RHIPICEPHALUS; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SYNOSTERNUS CAFFER;

EID: 0041782966     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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