Prevalence and intensity of flea Tunga monositus (Siphonaptera) in an insular population of Peromyscus maniculatus (Rodentia) from Northwest Mexico
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Issac Camargo
Abstract
We surveyed the status of the endemic deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatusexiguus from San Martin Island, Baja California, Mexico where the population is numerous. A total of 89 adult rodents of P. m. exiguus were caught, 51 of which were parasitized by the flea Tunga monositus (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae); prevalence was 57% and the mean infection intensity was 1.8 parasites per host. No significant differences in prevalence were found between both sexes and between sites. Our results showed a higher infection percentage than those reported in previous studies for the species.
Funding source: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
Award Identifier / Grant number: 151189
Funding statement: We are thankful for the field assistance provided by A. Rodríguez-Silva and D. Santos. A. Tejas for laboratory assistance; M. E. Sánchez-Salazar and D. Dorantes contributed to editing the English manuscript. Financial support was provided by the Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (JF209), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (151189), Terra Peninsular A. C. and J. Riley.
Acknowledgments
We are thankful for the field assistance provided by A. Rodríguez-Silva and D. Santos. A. Tejas for laboratory assistance; M. E. Sánchez-Salazar and D. Dorantes contributed to editing the English manuscript. Financial support was provided by the Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (JF209), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (151189), Terra Peninsular A. C. and J. Riley.
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