Lousy mums: patterns of vertical transmission of an amphibious louse

• Main Authors: M S Leonardi, E A Crespo, J A Raga, F J Aznar
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Patagonia; The Louse; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1038.658; http://phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/68779.pdf

Abstract In this study, we document patterns of vertical transmission of the amphibious louse Antarctophthirus microchir (Echinophthiriidae) in pups of South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, from Patagonia. Vertical transmission is fundamental for the long-term stability of A. microchir populat...