The life cycle and biological characteristics of Dermacentor silvarum Olenev (Acari: Ixodidae) under field conditions

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 168, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 323-328

  Yu, Zhijun ^a   Zheng, Hongyuan ^a   Chen, Ze ^a   Zheng, Bin ^b   Ma, Hui ^b   Liu, Jingze ^a  

^a HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Xiaowutaishan National Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Dermacentor silvarum; Field conditions; Ixodid tick; Life cycle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; CHINA; CLIMATE; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR SILVARUM; EGG LAYING; FEEDING; FEMALE; HATCHING; HUMIDITY; ILLUMINATION; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; SEASONAL VARIATION; VEGETATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; OVIPOSITION; RABBITS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

ACARI; DERMACENTOR SILVARUM; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77349106900     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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