Geographic information systems and spatial analysis of adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Middle Atlantic region of the U.S.A

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 570-576

  Bunnell, Joseph E ^a   Price, Susan D ^a   Das, Abhik ^b   Shields, Timothy M ^c   Glass, Gregory E ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental predictors; GIS; Ixodes scapularis; Poisson normal model; Soil; Spatial correlation

Indexed keywords

ACARI; IXODES; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE;

EID: 1642361618     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.4.570     Document Type: Article

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