Attraction to squalene by ticks (acari: Ixodidae): First demonstration of a host-derived attractant

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-147

  Yoder, J A ^a   Atwood, A D ^a   Stevens, B W ^a  

^a ILLINOIS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; American dog tick; Dermacentor variabilis; Lone star tick; Squalene; Tick attraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865786774     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647959808684143     Document Type: Article

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