Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing domestic dogs in southeastern Georgia

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 426-432

  Wells, Alan B ^a,b   Durden, Lance A ^a   Smoyer III, John H ^a,c  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST GEORGIA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Canis familiaris; Dogs; Ixodidae; Seasonal abundance; Southeastern Georgia; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; AMBLYOMMA TUBERCULATUM; ARTHROPODA; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS; IXODES; IXODES AFFINIS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 4644305522     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-39.3.426     Document Type: Article

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