Hemoparasites and fleas of shrews and rodents from Alaska

• Autorzy: Laakkonen J , Henttonen H , Hastriter M W , Niemimaa J , Jarrell G H
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We examined 49 Sorex cinereus, 25 S. tundrensis, 15 S. hoyi, two S. monticolas, two S. ugyunak, 19 Microtus pennsylvanicus, 45 M. oeconomus, 60 M. miurus, 13 Clethrionomys rutilas, six Synaptomys borealis collected from central and northern Alaska in August 2000 for blood parasites. Bartonella sp. was found in blood smears of 2% of S. cinereus, and Trypanosoma sp. in blood smears of 7% M. oeconomus. Meronts of Hepatozoon sp. were detected in lungs of 2% of M. oeconomus and 1.5% of M. miurus. Of possible vectors of blood parasites, species of fleas collected included Amalaraeus dissimilis dissimilis from M. miurus, Peromyscopsylla ostsibirica from S. tundrensis and M. oeconomus, and Corrodopsylla curvata curvata from S. cinereus.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

parasite; flea; Alaska; shrew; hemoparasite; blood parasite; ectoparasite; rodent

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Parasitologica
• Rocznik: 2002
• Tom: 47
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.255-257

Twórcy

autor

Laakkonen J

• Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0116, USA

autor

Henttonen H

• Finnish Forest Research Institute, PO Box 18, FIN-01301, Vantaa, Finland

autor

Hastriter M W

• Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 290 MLBM, Provo, UT 84602-0200

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Niemimaa J

• Finnish Forest Research Institute, PO Box 18, FIN-01301, Vantaa, Finland

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Jarrell G H

• University of Alaska Museum, 907 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960, USA

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