Moisture requirements for activity/survival of the gulf coast tick, amblyomma maculatum koch (acari: Ixodidae), based on a water balance study of all life cycle stages

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-292

  Yoder, Jay A ^a   Christensen, Brady S ^a   Croxall, Travis J ^a   Schumaker, Laura K ^a   Tank, Justin L ^a  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Amblyomma maculatumKoch, water balance, critical equilibrium activity, net transpiration rate, ticks; Ixodidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 51249117073     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950808684544     Document Type: Article

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