Ectoparasites of the Pallas squirrel, Callosciurus erythraeus, introduced to Japan

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-63

  Shinozaki, Y ^a   Shiibashi, T ^a   Yoshizawa, K ^b   Murata, K ^a   Kimura, J ^a   Maruyama, S ^a   Hayama, Y ^a   Yoshida, H ^a   Nogami, S ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Callosciurus erythraeus; Ceratophyllus anisus; Ectoparasites; Fleas; Haemaphysalis flava; Honshu; Introduced species; Japan; Kamakura; Kanagawa; Lice; Neohaematopinus callosciuri; Squirrels; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RODENT; SPECIES INVENTORY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FLEA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFESTATION; JAPAN; LOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RODENT DISEASE; SCIURIDAE; TICK;

ANIMALS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FLEAS; IXODIDAE; JAPAN; LICE; PREVALENCE; RODENT DISEASES; SCIURIDAE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KAMAKURA; KANAGAWA; KANTO;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ANISUS; ANOPLURA; CALLOSCIURUS ERYTHRAEUS; CERATOPHYLLIDAE; CERATOPHYLLUS; ERYTHRAEUS; HAEMAPHYSALIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS FLAVA; HAEMATOPINIDAE; IXODIDAE; JAPONICA; MURINAE; NEOHAEMATOPINUS; NEOHAEMATOPINUS CALLOSCIURI; PHTHIRAPTERA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA JAPONICA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 1642275629     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-283X.2004.0475.x     Document Type: Article

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