Investigation of ecological and environmental determinants for the presence of questing ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) on Gower, South Wales

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 314-325

  Medlock, J M ^a   Pietzsch, M E ^a   Rice, N V P ^b   Jones, L ^a   Kerrod, E ^a   Avenell, D ^a   Los, S ^b   Ratcliffe, N ^b   Leach, S ^a   Butt, T ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecology; Ixodes ricinus; Risk mapping; Ticks; Vectors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; IXODES; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POPULATION DENSITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; IXODES; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WALES;

ACARI; HEXAPODA; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 41049101206     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[314:IOEAED]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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