Abundance and temporal distribution of Ornithonyssus sylviarum Canestrini and Fanzago (Acarina: Mesostigmata) in gray catbird (Dumatella carolinensis) nests

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-65

  Garvin, Mary C ^a   Scheidler, Lydia C ^a   Cantor, Dara G ^a   Bell, Kristen E ^a  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboviral transmission; Dumatella carolinensis; Eastern equine encephalitis virus; Gray catbird; Ornithonyssus sylviarum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MITE; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; SONGBIRD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRD DISEASES; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, EASTERN EQUINE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MITES; OHIO; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SONGBIRDS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; AVES; CAROLINENSIS; DUMETELLA CAROLINENSIS; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; EQUIDAE; GALLIFORMES; MESOSTIGMATA; PASSERI;

EID: 3442884599     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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