Ticks parasitizing bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the Caatinga Biome, Brazil

Abstract In this paper, the authors report ticks parasitizing bats from the Serra das Almas Natural Reserve (RPPN) located in the municipality of Crateús, state of Ceará, in the semiarid Caatinga biome of northeastern Brazil. The study was carried out during nine nights in the dry season (July 2012)...

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Main Authors: Hermes Ribeiro Luz, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Juliana Cardoso de Almeida, João Luiz Horacio Faccini, Marcelo Bahia Labruna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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