Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. XLI. Arthropod parasites of impalas, Aepyceros melampus, in the Kruger National Park

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-163

  Horak, I G ^a   Gallivan, G J ^b   Braack, L E O ^b,c   Boomker, J ^a   De Vos, V ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Kruger National Park ^*  (South Africa)

^c KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aepyceros melampus; Drought; Hippoboscid flies; Impalas; Intensity of infestation; Ixodid ticks; Kruger National Park; Lice; Prevalence; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DROUGHT; ECTOPARASITE; GENUS; INFESTATION; LAMB; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPRING; WILDLIFE; WINTER;

ACARI; AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; IXODIDA; LAMB; MELAMPUS; OVIS ARIES; PHTHIRAPTERA; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; RHIPICEPHALUS KOCHI; RHIPICEPHALUS ZAMBEZIENSIS;

EID: 0041877545     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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