Flea diversity in small mammals from peninsula Kuršiu Nerija of Lithuania

In our study from 2011 through 2012 small mammals were analysed for their flea fauna. Small mammals were captured in the peninsula Kuršiu Nerija of Lithuania. One hundred and eighty four fleas were collected from 128 small mammals, including 64 Apodemus flavicollis, 3 Apodemus sylvaticus, 11 Myodes...

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Main Authors: Lipatova, Indrė, Paulauskas, Algimantas, Gedminas, Vaclovas
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Flea
Small mammals
Lithuania
Biologija / Biology (N010)
Microtus arvalis
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/43031
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Summary:In our study from 2011 through 2012 small mammals were analysed for their flea fauna. Small mammals were captured in the peninsula Kuršiu Nerija of Lithuania. One hundred and eighty four fleas were collected from 128 small mammals, including 64 Apodemus flavicollis, 3 Apodemus sylvaticus, 11 Myodes glareolus, 9 Microtus arvalis, 4 Microtus oeconomus, 30 Micromys minutes and 7 Sorex minutus. Five species of fleas were described: Hystrichopsylla t. talpae, Ctenophthalmus a. agyrtes, Megabothris turbidus, Megabothris walkeri and Palaeopsylla soricis, and parasitological terms by fleas were studied Biologijos katedra Gamtos mokslų fakultetas Kauno Tado Ivanausko zoologijos muziejus Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas

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