Life cycles of seven ixodid tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) under standardized laboratory conditions

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 732-740

  Troughton, Danielle R ^a   Levin, Michael L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ixodid tick; Laboratory colony; Life cycle; Vector

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE; NORTH AMERICA; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TICK; TIME;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; IXODIDAE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; NORTH AMERICA; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR OCCIDENTALIS; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 34548815648     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[732:LCOSIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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