Mesostigmatic mites (Acari) and fleas (Siphonaptera) associated with nests of mound-building mouse, Mus spicilegus Petényi, 1882 (Mammalia, Rodentia)

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 228-234

  Mašán, Peter ^a   Stanko, Michal ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Acari; Mus spicilegus; Nest fauna; Parasites; Siphonaptera; Slovakia

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ALLIPHIS; ANDROLAELAPS; COPROPHILOUS; CTENOPHTHALMUS; LAELAPS; MAMMALIA; MUS SPICILEGUS; PROCTOLAELAPS PYGMAEUS; PULICIDAE; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TALPA EUROPAEA; VULGAROGAMASUS;

EID: 26844577164     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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