Seasonal population dynamics of ticks, and its influence on infection transmission: A semi-discrete approach

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1659-1684

  Ghosh, Mini ^a,b   Pugliese, Andrea ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ITALY; IXODES; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; TICK; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ITALY; IXODES; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS;

ACARI; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS;

EID: 7444269578     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bulm.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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