Ectoparasites on reintroduced Roe Deer capreolus capreolus in Israel

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 693-696

  Wallach, Arian D ^a   Shanas, Uri ^a   Mumcuoglu, Kosta Y ^b   Inbar, Moshe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Capreolus; Ectoparasites; Hand reared; Mediterranean forest; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; HIPPOBOSCA EQUINA; HIPPOBOSCA LONGIPENNIS; HIPPOBOSCIDAE; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM; IXODIDA; LIPOPTENA CAPREOLI; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RHIPICEPHALUS TURANICUS; TROMBICULIDAE;

EID: 53049104575     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.3.693     Document Type: Article

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