Ixodes (ixodes) dicei, a new tick species (acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) from a lagomorph in a restricted high-altitude habitat in talamanca, costa rica

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-67

  Keirans, James E ^a   Ajohda, Sadia ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Costa rica; Dice's cottontail rabbit; Ixodidae; New species; Sylvilagus dicei harris

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347357139     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950308684322     Document Type: Article

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