Ectoparasites of the endangered Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus and sympatric wild and domestic carnivores in Spain

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 248-254

  Millan J ^a   Ruiz Fons, F ^b   Marquez F J ^c   Viota, M ^a   Lopez Bao J V ^a   Paz Martin Mateo M ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^d MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Andalusia; Arthropod borne diseases; Carnivora; Ectoparasites; Fleas; Hippoboscid fly; Iberian lynx; Lice; Spain; Ticks

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; ECTOPARASITE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FELID; MITE; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PATHOGEN; SKIN DISORDER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FLEA; FLY; INFESTATION; LOUSE; LYNX; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPAIN; TICK; WILD ANIMAL; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIPTERA; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; LICE; LYNX; MALE; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPAIN; TICKS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARNIVORA; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES CANIS; FELICOLA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; GENETTA GENETTA; HERPESTES ICHNEUMON; HERPESTIDAE; HIPPOBOSCA LONGIPENNIS; HIPPOBOSCIDAE; HYALOMMA; IXODES; IXODES HEXAGONUS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; LYNX; LYNX LYNX; LYNX PARDINUS; MELES MELES; MUSTELA PUTORIUS; PHTHIRAPTERA; PULEX IRRITANS; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS PUSILLUS; RHIPICEPHALUS TURANICUS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SPILOPSYLLUS CUNICULI; TAXIDIINAE; TRICHODECTES MELIS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES; XENOPSYLLA;

EID: 34848886663     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2007.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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