A population model to describe the distribution and seasonal dynamics of the tick Hyalomma marginatum in the Mediterranean Basin

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 213-223

  Estrada Pena A ^a   Martinez Aviles M ^b   Munoz Reoyo M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hyalomma marginatum; Net growth rate; Seasonality; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TICK;

ANIMALS; GEOGRAPHY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; TICKS;

HYALOMMA MARGINATUM; IXODIDA;

EID: 79954996485     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2010.01198.x     Document Type: Article

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