Microclimate influence in a physiological model of cattle-fever tick (Boophilus spp.) population dynamics

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 487-514

  Corson, Michael S ^a   Teel, Pete D ^b   Grant, William E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boophilus annulatus; Boophilus microplus; Host movement; Microclimate; Physiological age; Simulation model; Texas

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

CATTLE FEVER TICKS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

PEST CONTROL;

CATTLE; HOST LOCATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROCLIMATE; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS ANNULATUS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 7044284852     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.04.034     Document Type: Article

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