Comparative behavior of different life-cycle stages of Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) to human-produced stimuli

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 234-236

  Vassallo, Marie ^a   Pérez Eid, Claudine ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Adults; Comparative behavior; Ixodes ricinus; Nymphs

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFESTATION; IXODES; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IXODES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; TICK INFESTATIONS;

EID: 0041846815     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.1.234     Document Type: Review

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