Wood Ducks as Accidental Hosts of the Squirrel Flea, \u3ci\u3eOrchopeas Howardi\u3c/i\u3e (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) On 21 May 1985, two recently hatched wood ducklings, Aix sponsa (L.), brought to the McHenry County Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Woodstock, Illinois, were inspected for ...
Baumgartner, Donald L, Kane, Andrea
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Ectoparasites and Other Arthropod Associates of Some Voles and Shrews From the Catskill Mountains of New York [PDF]
, 2017 Reported here from the Catskill Mountains of New York are 30 ectoparasites and other associates from 39 smoky shrews, Sorex fumeus, 17 from 11 masked shrews, Sorex cinereus, 11 from eight long-tailed shrews, Sorex dispar, and 31 from 44 rock voles ...
French, Thomas W, Whitaker, John O, Jr.
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Flea (Insecta: Siphonaptera) Family Diversity
Diversity, 2023 This overview of extant Siphonaptera lists 19 families with major hosts and their general distribution, estimated numbers of genera, species, and subspecies, with a brief taxonomic and phylogenetic review.
Robert L. Bossard +4 more
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Ectoparasitic Arthropods Collected From Some Northern Ohio Mammals [PDF]
, 2017 Ectoparasitic arthropods were collected from some fur-bearing mammals in northern Ohio. Specimens representing seven mammalian species were examined and found to collectively harbor acarines, fleas, and biting lice.
Johnston, Scott A, Rockett, C. Lee
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Herbivory increases diversification across insect clades. [PDF]
, 2015 Insects contain more than half of all living species, but the causes of their remarkable diversity remain poorly understood. Many authors have suggested that herbivory has accelerated diversification in many insect clades. However, others have questioned
Lapoint, Richard +2 more
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Differentiation of flea communities of small mammals in selected habitats in the Eastern Tatra Mts
Folia Oecologica, 2019 Research into small mammals and their ectoparasites was carried out in the Belianske Tatras during 2010–14, evaluating flea communities found on small mammals on the basis of species richness, abundance and level of infestation.
Baláž Ivan +2 more
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Recent Siphonaptera Host and Distribution Records from Northern Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Along with colleagues and students I collected fleas from mammals during the period 1998-2007 in five Upper Peninsula counties, and three northern Lower Peninsula counties.
Scharf, William
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Dorcadia ioffi was determined. The mitogenome is 16,785 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 1 control region. The nucleotide composition of the D.
Hai-Tao Xiang, Feng-Qin Wen, Guo-Li Wang
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Insects Associated with Michigan Bumblebees (\u3ci\u3eBombus\u3c/i\u3e Spp.) [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) Studies of insect associates of bumblebees are not new. For example, Tuck (1896, 1897) reported over 50 species of insects associated with nests of British bumblebees. Sladen (1912) discussed nest associates and parasites of European bumblebees,
Brown, Thomas M, Husband, Richard W
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Dog Flea Ctenocephalides canis (Curtis) (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)
EDIS, 2014 This document provides an overview of the dog flea, Ctenocephalides canis, including its biology, distribution, and medical significance. It details the flea’s life cycle, from egg to adult, and highlights its role as an ectoparasite on various ...
Krista R. Seraydar, Phillip Kaufman
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