Host-parasite association between Didelphis albiventris (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) and Ixodes loricatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in their southern ranges

The parasitism of Ixodes loricatus Neumann on white-eared opposum, Didelphis albiventris Lund, was analysed in the southern ranges of both. In central Argentina, 118 wild opossums were captured from 2005 to 2012. Adults of I. loricatus were collected (prevalence = 66.1%, mean = 7.03, median = 4), bu...

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Main Authors:	Tarragona, Evelina Luisa, Mastropaolo, Mariano, Zurvera, Daniel, Beldomenico, Pablo Martín, Guglielmone, Alberto
Format:	info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	2018
Subjects:	Didelphis Parásitos Ixodes Zarigüeya Relaciones Huésped Parásito Parasites Opossums Host Parasite Relations Didelphis albiventris Ixodes loricatus Garrapatas Argentina
Online Access:	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10493-018-0248-9 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2702 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-018-0248-9