Ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates inhabiting the Georgia Barrier Islands, USA: An inventory and preliminary biogeographical analysis

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1207-1220

  Wilson, Nixon ^a   Durden, Lance A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Ectoparasites; Georgia Barrier Islands; Terrestrial vertebrates; USA

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BARRIER ISLAND; BIOGEOGRAPHY; ECTOPARASITE; VERTEBRATE;

UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; AVES; HIPPOBOSCIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; PHTHIRAPTERA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042734572     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00894.x     Document Type: Article

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