TY - JOUR
T1 - Presence of Ixodes neuquenensis Ringuelet, 1947 (Acari
T2 - Ixodidae) on the endangered Neotropical marsupial Monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides Thomas, 1894, Microbiotheria: Microbiotheriidae) at Chiloé Island, Chile
AU - Marín-Vial, Paula
AU - González-Acuña, Daniel
AU - Celis-Diez, Juan L.
AU - Cattan, Pedro E.
AU - Guglielmone, Alberto A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements We thank K. Martínez, L. Valenzuela, A. Serrano, and L. Moreno for field assistance. This work has been supported by the scholarship from CONICYT AT-24050068 granted to JL Celis-Diez, FONDAP-CASEB 1501-0001, Program 2 and 3 and from Millennium initiative project P02-051-F ICM. This is a contribution to the Research Program of Estación Biológica “Senda Darwin”, Ancud, Chiloé, Chile. This research complies with the current permit and laws of Chile.
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - The presence of Ixodes neuquenensis (Ringuelet, Notas Mus la Plata 12:207-216, 1947) (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing populations of Dromiciops gliroides Thomas, 1894 (Microbiotheria: Microbiotheriidae) at Chiloé Island confirms that this tick species is established in Chile. No preference of the ticks for sex or age of the host was observed.
AB - The presence of Ixodes neuquenensis (Ringuelet, Notas Mus la Plata 12:207-216, 1947) (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing populations of Dromiciops gliroides Thomas, 1894 (Microbiotheria: Microbiotheriidae) at Chiloé Island confirms that this tick species is established in Chile. No preference of the ticks for sex or age of the host was observed.
KW - Chile
KW - Ectoparasites
KW - Marsupials
KW - Ticks
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846617644&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10344-006-0055-1
DO - 10.1007/s10344-006-0055-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33846617644
VL - 53
SP - 73
EP - 75
JO - European Journal of Wildlife Research
JF - European Journal of Wildlife Research
SN - 1612-4642
IS - 1
ER -