Duration of exposure to suboptimal atmospheric moisture affects nymphal blacklegged tick survival

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 372-375

  Rodgers, Sarah E ^a   Zolnik, Christine P ^a   Mather, Thomas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure duration; Relative humidity; Survival model; Tick abundance

Indexed keywords

IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 34247515588     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/44.2.372     Document Type: Article

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