Fleas parasitizing domestic dogs in Spain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 151, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 312-319

  Gracia, M J ^a   Calvete, C ^b   Estrada, R ^a   Castillo, J A ^a   Peribanez M A ^a   Lucientes, J ^a  

^a Lab Genet Bioquim Grupos S   (Spain)

^b Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dog; Flea abundance; Parasite distribution; Spain

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLEA; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PET ANIMAL; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; RAIN; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; URBAN POPULATION;

CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CTENOCEPHALIDES CANIS; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; ECHIDNOPHAGA GALLINACEA; FELIS; PULEX IRRITANS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 38049065456     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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