Liolaemus lizards (Squamata: Liolaemidae) as hosts for the nymph of Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae), with notes on Rickettsia infection

Adults of Amblyomma parvitarsum are common ectoparasites of South American camelids of the genera Lama and Vicugna, occuring in highlands of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and also in Argentinean Patagonia. Whereas larval stages of this tick are known to feed on small lizards, host records for the...

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Main Authors:	Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian, Tarragona, Evelina Luisa, Martins, Thiago F., Burgos-Gallardo, Freddy, Nava, Santiago, Labruna, Marcelo B., González-Acuña, Daniel, Martín, Claudia Melisa
Format:	info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	2017
Subjects:	Amblyomma Rickettsia Infección Huéspedes Infection Hosts Amblyomma parvitarsum Liolaemus lizards
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/916 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10493-016-0071-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-016-0071-0