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| Pontes,Jorge A. L.; Gazêta,Gilberto S.; Vrcibradic,Davor; Rocha,Carlos F. D.. |
| We studied the ecology of ticks found in different species of a taxocenosis of snakes from the Serra do Mendanha, an area of Atlantic Rainforest located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Snakes were sampled monthly in the field during a period of 48 months. The specific identity of the hosts and their parasites, the number of parasites, and and snout-vent length and body mass of each host were recorded. A total of 25% of the species of snakes in the area were parasitized by ticks (larvae, nymphs and adult females) Amblyomma rotundatum Koch, 1844 was the predominant parasite species. The infestation parameters varied among the species of snakes sampled, with the highest prevalence of A. rotundatum being observed in the viperid Bothrops... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Acari; Amblyomma rotundatum; Atlantic Rainforest; Ixodidae; Serra do Mendanha; Snakes; Ticks. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702009000200016 |
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