Seasonality of immature stages of Ixodes loricatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Paraná Delta, Argentina
In this study we analyzed seasonal trends of immature stages of Ixodes loricatus parasitizing Akodon azarae (Sigmodontinae) in a locality of the Paraná Delta, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The data encompassed two consecutive years and the analysis included the control of potential confounders using Gene...
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| author | Colombo, Valeria Carolina Guglielmone, Alberto Monje, Lucas Daniel Nava, Santiago Beldomenico, Pablo Martín |
| author_browse | Beldomenico, Pablo Martín Colombo, Valeria Carolina Guglielmone, Alberto Monje, Lucas Daniel Nava, Santiago |
| author_facet | Colombo, Valeria Carolina Guglielmone, Alberto Monje, Lucas Daniel Nava, Santiago Beldomenico, Pablo Martín |
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| description | In this study we analyzed seasonal trends of immature stages of Ixodes loricatus parasitizing Akodon azarae (Sigmodontinae) in a locality of the Paraná Delta, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The data encompassed two consecutive years and the analysis included the control of potential confounders using Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMM) with a negative binomial response. Larvae had within-year differences in abundance, but the peak months differed drastically between both sampling years, indicating that there was no consistent seasonal pattern. Regarding nymphs, a seasonal pattern was first apparent, but it vanished completely when potential confounders were considered, strongly suggesting that the association with season was spurious and caused by the confounders. Our results showed that the occurrence of immature I. loricatus in its hosts does not follow a distinct seasonal pattern, and highlight the usefulness of controlling for confounding and statistically assessing consistency between years when establishing tick seasonality. |
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| institution | Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA -Argentina) |
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| spelling | INTA31172018-08-17T12:47:24Z Seasonality of immature stages of Ixodes loricatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Paraná Delta, Argentina Colombo, Valeria Carolina Guglielmone, Alberto Monje, Lucas Daniel Nava, Santiago Beldomenico, Pablo Martín Ixodes Estacionalidad Etapas de Desarrollo Sigmodontinae Seasonality Developmental Stages Ixodes loricatus Garrapatas Delta del Paraná In this study we analyzed seasonal trends of immature stages of Ixodes loricatus parasitizing Akodon azarae (Sigmodontinae) in a locality of the Paraná Delta, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The data encompassed two consecutive years and the analysis included the control of potential confounders using Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMM) with a negative binomial response. Larvae had within-year differences in abundance, but the peak months differed drastically between both sampling years, indicating that there was no consistent seasonal pattern. Regarding nymphs, a seasonal pattern was first apparent, but it vanished completely when potential confounders were considered, strongly suggesting that the association with season was spurious and caused by the confounders. Our results showed that the occurrence of immature I. loricatus in its hosts does not follow a distinct seasonal pattern, and highlight the usefulness of controlling for confounding and statistically assessing consistency between years when establishing tick seasonality. EEA Rafaela Fil: Colombo, Valeria Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - CONICET - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Laboratorio de Ecología de Enfermedades; Argentina Fil: Guglielmone, Alberto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Regional Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Monje, Lucas Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - CONICET - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Laboratorio de Ecología de Enfermedades; Argentina Fil: Nava, Santiago. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Regional Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Beldomenico, Pablo Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - CONICET - Santa Fe. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral. Laboratorio de Ecología de Enfermedades; Argentina 2018-08-17T12:45:34Z 2018-08-17T12:45:34Z 2014-10 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X1400154X http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3117 1877-959X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.05.015 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 5 (6) : 701-705 (October 2014) |
| spellingShingle | Ixodes Estacionalidad Etapas de Desarrollo Sigmodontinae Seasonality Developmental Stages Ixodes loricatus Garrapatas Delta del Paraná Colombo, Valeria Carolina Guglielmone, Alberto Monje, Lucas Daniel Nava, Santiago Beldomenico, Pablo Martín Seasonality of immature stages of Ixodes loricatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Paraná Delta, Argentina |
| title | Seasonality of immature stages of Ixodes loricatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Paraná Delta, Argentina |
| title_full | Seasonality of immature stages of Ixodes loricatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Paraná Delta, Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Seasonality of immature stages of Ixodes loricatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Paraná Delta, Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seasonality of immature stages of Ixodes loricatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Paraná Delta, Argentina |
| title_short | Seasonality of immature stages of Ixodes loricatus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Paraná Delta, Argentina |
| title_sort | seasonality of immature stages of ixodes loricatus acari ixodidae in the parana delta argentina |
| topic | Ixodes Estacionalidad Etapas de Desarrollo Sigmodontinae Seasonality Developmental Stages Ixodes loricatus Garrapatas Delta del Paraná |
| url | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X1400154X http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3117 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.05.015 |
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