Occurrence of the gulf coast tick (Acari: Ixodidae) on wild and domestic mammals in north-central Oklahoma

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 170-178

  Barker, R W ^a   Kocan, A Alan ^a   Ewing, S A ^a   Wettemann, R P ^a   Payton, Mark E ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 301 MSCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma maculatum; Host parasite relationship; Seasonal occurrence

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIDAE; CERVIDAE; CRICETINAE; DIDELPHIDAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; INSECTA; IXODIDAE; MAMMALIA; NEOTOMA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PEROMYSCUS; PROCYON; RODENTIA; SIGMODON;

EID: 1642465516     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.2.170     Document Type: Article

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