The U.S. National Tick Collection: A vital resource for systematics and human and animal welfare

American Entomologist

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 239-243

  Durden, Lance A ^a,b   Keirans, James E ^c,d,e   Oliver, James H ^f,g,h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f University of Southern Georgia   (United States)

^g FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

ⁱ Entomological Society of America and of the Acarological Society of America   (United States)

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EID: 11244285378     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/42.4.239     Document Type: Article

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