Simulating biophysical and human factors that affect detection probability of cattle-fever ticks (Boophilus spp.) in semi-arid thornshrublands of South Texas

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-43

  Teel, P D ^a   Corson, M S ^b   Grant, W E ^a   Longnecker, M T ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boophilus annulatus; Boophilus microplus; Cattle inspection; Cattle fever ticks; Detection probability; Simulation modeling

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DETECTION METHOD; MODELING; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUBLAND; TICK;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS ANNULATUS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS TAURUS; IXODIDAE; PROSOPIS;

EID: 0347473820     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2003.05.002     Document Type: Article

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