Birds as hosts of immature ixodid ticks in Free State Province, South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-130

  Van Niekerk, D J ^a   Fourie, L J ^a   Horak, I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amblyomma marmoreum; Birds; Hyalomma marginatum rufipes; Ixodid ticks; Seasonal occurrence

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA MARMOREUM; ARTHROPODA; AVES; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM RUFIPES; IXODIDA; MIRAFRA; NUMIDA MELEAGRIS; NUMIDIDAE;

EID: 33748249224     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v73i2.157     Document Type: Article

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