Ectoparasite Associations of Bats from Central Pennsylvania

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 813-819

  Dick, Carl W ^a,b   Gannon, Michael R ^a   Little, Wendy E ^a   Patrick, Michael J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Ectoparasites; Host parasite associations; Myodopsylla insignis; Myotis lucifugus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CHIROPTERA; CIMEX; CIMEX ADJUNCTUS; CIMEX LECTULARIUS; EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; MYODOPSYLLA INSIGNIS; MYOTIS; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALES; ORNITHODOROS; ORNITHODOROS KELLEYI; ORNITHODOROS MOUBATA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SPINTURNIX; SPINTURNIX AMERICANUS;

EID: 1642570334     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.6.813     Document Type: Article

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