Fleas (Siphonaptera) of the Yucatan Peninsula (Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan), Mexico

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 152-157

  Eckerlin, Ralph P ^a  

^a NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Fleas; Mexico; Siphonaptera; Yucatan Peninsula

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; FLEA;

WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; YUCATAN PENINSULA;

INSECTA; MYODOPSYLLA INSIGNIS; ORCHOPEAS; ORCHOPEAS HOWARDI; PULEX; PULEX SIMULANS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); XENOPSYLLA CHEOPIS;

EID: 18744368097     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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