Relationship between habitat type, fire frequency, and Amblyomma americanum populations in east-central Alabama

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 373-381

  Willis, Damien ^a   Carter, Robert ^a   Murdock, Chris ^a   Blair, Benjie ^a  

^a JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Prescribed fire; White tailed deer; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FIRE; IXODES; IXODIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; IXODES; IXODIDAE; TICKS;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84870257397     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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