Argas persicus sensu stricto does occur in Australia

Parasitology Research

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 296-299

  Petney, T N ^a   Andrews, R H ^a   McDiarmid, L A ^a   Dixon, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGAS; ARGAS PERSICUS; ARGAS ROBERTSI; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; LAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ARGAS; ARGAS PERSICUS; ARGAS ROBERTSI; CORVIDAE;

EID: 3843054706     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1141-5     Document Type: Article

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