Ectoparasites of a Threatened Insular Endemic Mammalian Carnivore: The Island Spotted Skunk

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-41

  Crooks, Kevin R ^a   Garcelon, David K ^b   Scott, Cheryl A ^c   Depue, John E ^b   Wilcox, Jeffery T ^c   Kimsey, Robert B ^d   Van Vuren, Dirk H ^d  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE STUDIES   (United States)

^c University of California ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECTOPARASITE; ENDANGERED SPECIES;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; CARNIVORA; IXODES; IXODES KINGI; IXODES PACIFICUS; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIDAE; NEOTRICHODECTES; NEOTRICHODECTES MEPHITIDIS; NOSOPSYLLUS FASCIATUS; PHTHIRAPTERA; PULEX IRRITANS; ROSA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SPILOGALE; SPILOGALE GRACILIS; SPILOGALE PUTORIUS;

EID: 0842334629     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2004)151[0035:EOATIE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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