Distribution, seasonality, and hosts of the Rocky Mountain wood tick in the United States

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-24

  James, Angela M ^a   Freier, Jerome E ^a   Keirans, James E ^a,b   Durden, Lance A ^a,b   Mertins, James W ^a,c   Schlater, Jack L ^a,c  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Veterinary Services Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermacentor andersoni; Distribution; United States

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; BOS TAURUS; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR ANDERSONI; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS;

EID: 31544482725     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/43.1.17     Document Type: Review

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