Tick abundance and levels of infestation on cattle in response to patch burning

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 545-552

  Polito, Victoria J ^a   Baum, Kristen A ^a   Payton, Mark E ^a   Little, Susan E ^a   Fuhlendorf, Samuel D ^a   Reichard, Mason V ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; cattle infestation; Oklahoma; prescribed burn; ticks

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARACHNID; BURNING; CATTLE; GRAZING; PATCH DYNAMICS; PATCH USE; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION DECLINE;

AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; ANIMALIA; BOS; IXODIDA;

EID: 84884833035     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-12-00172.1     Document Type: Article

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