Effect of host and environment-related factors on fleas of the pichi, an armadillo from Argentina

The pichi (Zaedyus pichiy; Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae) is an armadillo whose ectoparasite fauna is composed of ticks and fleas. Fleas were collected from 218 pichis in southern Mendoza, Argentina, in summer and winter of 2015 and 2016. Prevalences were analyzed and differences in the intensities of t...

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Autores principales: Ezquiaga, María Cecilia, Ríos, Tatiana Agustina, Actis, Esteban, Cassini, Guillermo Hernán, Abba, Agustín Manuel, Superina, Mariella
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: 2020
Materias:
Ciencias Naturales
Biología
ENSO
Environmental conditions
Mendoza province
Phthiropsylla agenoris
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/123445
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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language Español
topic Ciencias Naturales
Biología
ENSO
Environmental conditions
Mendoza province
Phthiropsylla agenoris
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Biología
ENSO
Environmental conditions
Mendoza province
Phthiropsylla agenoris
Ezquiaga, María Cecilia
Ríos, Tatiana Agustina
Actis, Esteban
Cassini, Guillermo Hernán
Abba, Agustín Manuel
Superina, Mariella
Effect of host and environment-related factors on fleas of the pichi, an armadillo from Argentina
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Biología
ENSO
Environmental conditions
Mendoza province
Phthiropsylla agenoris
description The pichi (Zaedyus pichiy; Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae) is an armadillo whose ectoparasite fauna is composed of ticks and fleas. Fleas were collected from 218 pichis in southern Mendoza, Argentina, in summer and winter of 2015 and 2016. Prevalences were analyzed and differences in the intensities of the total number of fleas related to host (age, sex, weight, size and physical condition) and environment-related (seasonality and year) factors evaluated. Phthiropsylla agenoris was the only species found. Intensities of fleas were higher in 2015, in juveniles, and in males. Individuals with poor physical condition were more parasitized than those with good or normal body condition. The main explanatory variable was sampling year. This factor was directly associated with precipitation. The extreme conditions and heavy rains during the El Nino event in 2015/2016 led to environmental changes that seem to have severely affected the life cycle of fleas.
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Articulo
author Ezquiaga, María Cecilia
Ríos, Tatiana Agustina
Actis, Esteban
Cassini, Guillermo Hernán
Abba, Agustín Manuel
Superina, Mariella
author_facet Ezquiaga, María Cecilia
Ríos, Tatiana Agustina
Actis, Esteban
Cassini, Guillermo Hernán
Abba, Agustín Manuel
Superina, Mariella
author_sort Ezquiaga, María Cecilia
title Effect of host and environment-related factors on fleas of the pichi, an armadillo from Argentina
title_short Effect of host and environment-related factors on fleas of the pichi, an armadillo from Argentina
title_full Effect of host and environment-related factors on fleas of the pichi, an armadillo from Argentina
title_fullStr Effect of host and environment-related factors on fleas of the pichi, an armadillo from Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Effect of host and environment-related factors on fleas of the pichi, an armadillo from Argentina
title_sort effect of host and environment-related factors on fleas of the pichi, an armadillo from argentina
publishDate 2020
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/123445
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