The effects of solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and burned habitat on the survival of amblyomma Americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) and amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 270-276

  Gleim, Elizabeth R ^a,b   Conner, L Mike ^b   Yabsley, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma; burning; fire; red imported fire ant; tick

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FIRE; FOOD CHAIN; FORESTRY; IXODIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTS; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; FOOD CHAIN; FORESTRY; GEORGIA; IXODIDAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84874877787     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME12168     Document Type: Article

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