Forest Matters Most for <i>Hirsutiella zachvatkini</i> (Schluger, 1948): A Survey of Rodent Infestation in Four Localities within the Mazury Lake District, NE Poland

Forest Matters Most for <i>Hirsutiella zachvatkini</i> (Schluger, 1948): A Survey of Rodent Infestation in Four Localities within the Mazury Lake District, NE Poland

The family Trombiculidae encompasses numerous and widespread mites, the larvae of which are obligatory parasites of vertebrates. Our research objective was to assess how trombiculid burdens on rodents inhabiting three forested and one open area in NE Poland vary in relation to host identity, sex and...

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Main Authors: Hanna Moniuszko, Dagmara Wężyk, Mariusz Chrabąszcz, Mustafa Alsarraf, Maciej Grzybek, Joanna Nowicka, Martyna Krupińska, Aleksander Goll, Wiktoria Romanek, Wiktoria Małaszewicz, Elżbieta Scholz, Jerzy M. Behnke, Anna Bajer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
abundance
habitat preferences
host-parasite association
host sex preferences
host size preferences
prevalence
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/379

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