Influence of prescribed burns on the abundance of amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) in the missouri ozarks

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1030-1036

  Allan, Brian F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Lone star tick; Prescribed fire; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; CERVIDAE; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; QUERCUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FIRE; LARVA; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; IXODIDAE; LARVA; MISSOURI; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 70350491026     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0509     Document Type: Article

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