Synopsis of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Romania with update on host associations and geographical distribution

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 183-206

  Mihalca, A D ^a   Dumitrache, M O ^a   Magdas C ^a   Gherman, C M ^a   Domsa C ^a,b   Mircean, V ^a   Ghira, I V ^b   Pocora, V ^c   Ionescu, D T ^d   Barabási, S Sikó ^b   Cozma, V ^a   Sandor A D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^d TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV   (Romania)

Author keywords

Geographical distribution; Ixodidae; Romania; Tick fauna

Indexed keywords

FAUNISTICS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HISTORICAL RECORD; HOST RANGE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; SAMPLING; TICK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IXODIDAE; MALE; MAMMAL; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; ROMANIA;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; IXODIDAE; MALE; MAMMALS; REPTILES; ROMANIA;

ROMANIA;

EID: 84865216506     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-012-9566-5     Document Type: Article

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