Seabird ticks (Ixodes uriae) distribution along the Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Barbosa, Andrés, Benzal, Jesús, Vidal, Virginia, D'amico, Veronica Laura, Coria, Néstor Rubén, Diaz, Julia Inés, Motas, Miguel, Palacios, María José, Cuervo, Jose Javier, Ortiz, Juana, Chitimia, Lidia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Antarctic Peninsula; Distribution; Ixodes Uriae; Penguins; South Shetlands; Ticks; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Argentino; Argentina; Ortiz; Diaz; Coria; Lidia; Vidal; Adelie penguin; Antarc*; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/72345

The distribution of the tick Ixodes uriae is studied in the South Shetlands and different locations along the Antarctic Peninsula. Ticks were found beneath stones close to penguin rookeries of chinstrap, gentoo and adelie penguin, although no individuals were found parasitized. Our results showed th...