Seabird ticks ( Ixodes uriae ) distribution along the Antarctic Peninsula

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...

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Main Authors: Barbosa, Andrés, Benzal, Jesús, Vidal, Virginia, D’Amico, Verónica L., Coria, Néstor, Diaz, Julia Inés, Motas, Miguel, Palacios, María José, Cuervo, José Javier, Ortiz, J., Chitimia, Lidia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Ciencias Naturales
Antarctic Peninsula
Distribution
Ixodes uriae
Penguins
Ticks
South Shetlands
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Adelie penguin
Antarc*
Online Access:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/124030
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Summary: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 that ticks are not distributed evenly along the Antarctic Peninsula being more common and abundant in the northern part with relative abundances of ticks ranging from 1 to 57 individuals per stone and from 2 to 26% of the stone inspected. Ticks are probably absent in the south. Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores

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