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 Avendaño, Francisco Javier, Leonardi, María Soledad, Beron Vera, Barbara, Vales, Damián Gustavo, Ameghino, Santiago Pedro, Raga, J. A., Crespo, Enrique Alberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: ANOPLURA; ECHINOPHTHIRIIDAE; LIFE CYCLE; SOUTH AMERICAN SEA LION; TRADE-OFF; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Austral; Gustavo; Patagonia; The Louse; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/95599

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 sampled fo...