Human hair follicle mites and forensic acarology

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 143-146

  Desch, Clifford E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Demodex; Follicular mite

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; MAMMAL; MITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFESTATION; LIFE CYCLE; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

ACARI; DEMODEX; DEMODICIDAE; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 70349980269     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9272-0     Document Type: Article

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