Population dynamics of Antarctophthirus microchir(Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) in pups from South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, in Northern Patagonia

• Published in: Parasitology
• Main Authors: AZNAR, F. J., LEONARDI, M. S., BERÓN VERA, B., VALES, D. G., AMEGHINO, S., RAGA, J. A., CRESPO, E. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
• Subjects: Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182008005441; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182008005441

SUMMARY We analysed population dynamics of the louse Antarctophthirus microchir in pups of the South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens , at the Punta León rookery (Argentina) over a period of 2 years. A total of 136 pups were aged and marked at the beginning of the lactation period ashore, then s...