Topographical and numerical study of the idiosomal integumentary structures of the larva of four Neotropical species of Amblyomma Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae)

Systematic Parasitology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-70

  Barbieri, Fábio S ^a   Chacón, Samuel C ^b   Labruna, Marcelo B ^a   Barros Battesti, Darci M ^c   Faccini, João L H ^b   Famadas, Kátia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; AMBLYOMMA LONGIROSTRE; AMBLYOMMA PARVUM; AMBLYOMMA ROTUNDATUM; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; SCUTUM;

EID: 34547461167     PISSN: 01655752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11230-006-9078-y     Document Type: Article

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