Ixodid ticks associated with feral swine in Texas

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 361-373

  Sanders, David M ^a   Schuster, Anthony L ^b   Mccardle, P Wesley ^b   Strey, Otto F ^c   Blankenship, Terry L ^d   Teel, Pete D ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Welder Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Feral swine; Ixodidae; Pigs; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERAL SWINE; IXODIDAE; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGS; SWINE; TICK; UNITED STATES;

FERAL SWINE; IXODIDAE; PIGS; TICKS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IXODIDAE; MALE; SWINE; TEXAS; TICKS;

EID: 84887534299     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12052.x     Document Type: Article

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