Patterns of infestation by the trombiculid mite Eutrombicula alfreddugesi in four sympatric lizard species (genus Tropidurus) in northeastern Brazil

Parasite

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-136

  Rocha, C F D ^a   Cunha Barros, M ^a   Menezes, V A ^a   Fontes, A F ^a   Vrcibradic, D ^a   Van Sluys, M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Ectoparasitism; Eutrombicula alfreddugesi; Lizards; Tropidurus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; EUTROMBICULA ALFREDDUGESI; SQUAMATA; TROMBICULIDAE; TROPIDURUS; TROPIDURUS COCOROBENSIS; TROPIDURUS ERYTHROCEPHALUS; TROPIDURUS HISPIDUS; TROPIDURUS SEMITAENIATUS;

EID: 46049117083     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2008152131     Document Type: Article

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