Description of Ornithodoros montensis n. sp. (Acari, Ixodida: Argasidae), a parasite of the toad Rhinella arenarum (Amphibia, Anura: Bufonidae) in the Monte Desert of Argentina
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DOI: 10.1007/s10493-019-00372-6
Abstract: A new tick species of the genus Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae) was described from larvae collected on the toad Rhinella arenarum in a locality from Argentina belonging to the Monte Biogeographic Province. Ornithodoros montensis n. sp.… read more here.
Keywords: rhinella arenarum; montensis; toad rhinella; ornithodoros montensis ... See more keywords
Habitat, species richness and hantaviruses of sigmodontine rodents within the Interior Atlantic Forest, Paraguay
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201307
Abstract: Four of the nine sigmodontine tribes have species that serve as reservoirs of rodent-borne hantaviruses (RBO-HV), few have been studied in any depth. Several viruses have been associated with human cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome… read more here.
Keywords: atlantic forest; paraguay; rodent; rna positive ... See more keywords
Penile shape discriminates two cryptic species of Akodon Meyen, 1833 (Mammalia, Rodentia, Cricetidae) from eastern Brazil
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1134.89587
Abstract: Abstract Glans penis morphology has been used as a powerful tool in mammal taxonomy to differentiate cryptic species. Neotropical rodent species Akodoncursor and A.montensis are cryptic, and interspecific hybrids are like their parental species. We… read more here.
Keywords: taxidermy; montensis; cursor montensis; penile shape ... See more keywords