title: Population dynamics of the American dog tick (Acari: Ixodidae) in relation to small mammal hosts.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Smart
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Caccamise
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D004463:Ecology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D008322:Mammals / Q000469:parasitology*; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000662:veterinary; D013987:Ticks / Q000502:physiology*