Winter survival microhabitat and constant density regulation of Dermacentor variabilis Say (Acarina: Ixodidae)
1977 - Volume: 19 Issue: 3 pages: 406-413
Keywords
Ixodidae
Dermacentor variabilis
population density
microenvironment
Abstract
The winter temperature regulates the area of the winter survival microenvironment for Dermacentor variabilis, Say. These microenvironments, as they vary from small isolated areas to large contiguous areas, contrais the apparent average density of adult D. variabilis populations.
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