Observations on host preference and feeding success of immature Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-226

  Moraru, Gail Miriam ^a   Goddard, Jerome ^a,b   Varela Stokes, Andrea S ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma maculatum; Cotton rat; Feeding; Hosts; Quail

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877698623     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-47.3.221     Document Type: Article

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