Ticks from Raccoons of Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Rabinowitz AR, Patton S, Major V. 1983. Ticks from Raccoons of Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science. 58(3 & 4):29 -30
In 1979 and 1980, 385 ticks were collected from raccoons that were weighed, measure, sexed, and ear tagged. Three species of ticks were found, the American dog tick being the most numerous.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Rabinowitz, Alan; Patton, Sharon; Major, Vicki
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), Animal Studies, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Cades Cove, Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor), Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, Insects (Insecta), Ixodes cookei (Acari: Ixodidae), Ixodes texanus (Acari: Ixodidae), Ixodidae (tick), Mites & Ticks (Acari), SER, Southeast Region