Species distribution modelling for Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) in Benin, West Africa: Comparing datasets and modelling algorithms

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-21

  De Clercq, E M ^a   Leta, S ^b   Estrada Pena A ^c   Madder, M ^d,e   Adehan, S ^f   Vanwambeke, S O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Adami Tullu Agricultural Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^f INSTITUT NATIONAL DES RECHERCHES AGRICOLES DU BÉNIN   (Benin)

Author keywords

Environmental data; Invasive tick; MODIS; Rhipicephalus microplus; Species distribution modelling; WorldClim

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS;

AFRICA; AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; CLIMATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FACTUAL DATABASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RHIPICEPHALUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AFRICA, WESTERN; AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; CATTLE; CLIMATE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHIPICEPHALUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84916899781     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.10.015     Document Type: Article

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