The role of seasonality in the dynamics of deer tick populations

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 467-486

  Awerbuch Friedlander, T ^a   Levins, R ^a   Predescu, M ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CERVIDAE; IXODES DAMMINI;

EID: 16344391465     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bulm.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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