Occurrence ofDermacentor variabilis(Acari: Ixodidae) Around a Porcupine (Rodentia: Erthethizontidae) Carcass at Camp Ripley, Minnesota
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Entomology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0022-2585,1938-2928
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.1.108