Two new species of ixodid ticks (Acarina: Ixodida) from Kerala, India

International Journal of Zoological Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 169-177

  Prakasan, K ^a   Ramani, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Arina; Haemophysalis; Ixodida; Knob; Nosomma

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; NOSOMMA;

EID: 37649015172     PISSN: 18119778     EISSN: 18119786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijzr.2007.169.177     Document Type: Article

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