An update on distribution models for Rhipicephalus microplus in West Africa

Geospatial Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 301-308

  De Clercq, Eva M ^a   Estrada Peña, Agustin ^b   Adehan, Safiou ^c   Madder, Maxime ^d   Vanwambeke, Sophie O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Unidad de Parasitología   (Spain)

^c Ministere de l'Agriculture de l'Elevage et de la Peche/CeRPA OP/Service Recherche Developpement   (Benin)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Climate suitability; Invasive species; Maxent; Rhipicephalus microplus; Species distribution models; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BENIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLIMATE; GEOGRAPHY; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; RHIPICEPHALUS; TICK INFESTATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BENIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CLIMATE; GEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY; RHIPICEPHALUS; TICK INFESTATIONS;

EID: 84896510964     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2013.75     Document Type: Article

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