Patterns of infestation by the trombiculid mite Eutrombicula alfreddugesi in four sympatric lizard species (genus Tropidurus) in northeastern Brazil

Patterns of infestation by the trombiculid mite Eutrombicula alfreddugesi in four sympatric lizard species (genus Tropidurus) in northeastern Brazil

We studied the parasitism by the chigger mite Eutrombicula alfreddugesi on four sympatric lizard species of the genus Tropidurus in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia state, Brazil: T. hispidus, T. cocorobensis, T. semitaeniatus and T. erythrocephalus. For each species, we investigated the patterns of infestati...

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Main Authors: Rocha C.F.D., Cunha-Barros M., Menezes V.A., Fontes A.F., Vrcibradic D., Van Sluys M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2008-06-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Eutrombicula alfreddugesi
Tropidurus
lizards
ectoparasitism
Brazil
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2008152131

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