Distribution of the common tick, Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae), in different vegetation types in southern Sweden

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 375-378

  Lindström, Anders ^a   Jaenson, Thomas G T ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biotopes; Ixodes ricinus; Sweden; Tick sampling; Vegetation types

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; BETULACEAE; CORYLUS AMERICANA; FAGUS; INVERTEBRATA; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDAE; QUERCUS; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 1642303739     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.4.375     Document Type: Article

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