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New host records for ticks (Ixodidae) from the northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) in north Queensland

New host records for ticks (Ixodidae) from the northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) in north... Ticks (Ixodidae) were collected from northern quolls (Dasyurus hallucatus) from three sites on the Atherton Tableland, north Queensland. Four species of ticks (Haemaphysalis humerosa, Ixodes fecialis, I. holocyclus and I. tasmani) were collected from quolls. Prevalence of infestation of ticks varied from 44 to 92% across the three sites. The collection of the three species of Ixodes represents new host records for D. hallucatus, thus adding valuable new details to the ecology of the parasite fauna of an endangered marsupial. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Zoology CSIRO Publishing

New host records for ticks (Ixodidae) from the northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) in north Queensland

Weaver, Haylee J.
Australian Journal of Zoology , Volume 62 (4): 4 – Jul 31, 2014
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10.1071/ZO14023
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Abstract

Ticks (Ixodidae) were collected from northern quolls (Dasyurus hallucatus) from three sites on the Atherton Tableland, north Queensland. Four species of ticks (Haemaphysalis humerosa, Ixodes fecialis, I. holocyclus and I. tasmani) were collected from quolls. Prevalence of infestation of ticks varied from 44 to 92% across the three sites. The collection of the three species of Ixodes represents new host records for D. hallucatus, thus adding valuable new details to the ecology of the parasite fauna of an endangered marsupial.

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Australian Journal of Zoology – CSIRO Publishing

Published: Jul 31, 2014

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