Transport of ticks by migratory passerine birds to Norway

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1342-1351

  Hasle, Gunnar ^a   Bjune, Gunnar ^b   Edvardsen, Erik ^c   Jakobsen, Christer ^d   Linnehol, Bjørn ^e   Røer, Jan Erik ^f   Mehl, Reidar ^g   Røed, Knut H ^h   Pedersen, Jon ⁱ   Leinaas, Hans Petter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Jomfruland Bird Observatory   (Norway)

^d Akerøya Bird Observatory   (Norway)

^e Store Færder Bird Observatory   (Norway)

^f Lista Bird Observatory   (Norway)

^g NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^h NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

ⁱ FAFO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; PASSERINE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); TICK;

ARTICLE; BIRD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST; INFESTATION; IXODES RICINUS; LARVA; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; NYMPH; PARASITE PREVALENCE; TICK; ANIMAL; BIRD DISEASES; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; SEASON; SONGBIRD; TICK INFESTATIONS; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

NORWAY;

AVES; DERMACENTOR; HYALOMMA RUFIPES; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; PASSERIFORMES; PRUNELLA MODULARIS; TURDIDAE; TURDUS MERULA;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; LARVA; NORWAY; NYMPH; PASSERIFORMES; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

EID: 76749131550     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2146.1     Document Type: Article

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