Studies on the feeding effects of argas persicus and a. hermanni (acari: Argasidae) on chicken and pigeon blood and plasma protein

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 273-276

  El Kammah, Kawther M ^a   Oyoun, Laila M I ^a   Gabr, Hanan S M ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

A. hermanni; Acari; Argas persicus; Argasidae; Blood loss; Egypt; Plasma protein loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843056169     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950208684303     Document Type: Article

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