Ticks and Rickettsia on anteaters from Southeast and Central-West Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.01.008
Abstract: The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) and the collared anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) are widespread in Brazil and found in all Brazilian biomes. These hosts frequently use domestic animal environments such as pastures, where tick and related… read more here.
Keywords: ticks rickettsia; southeast central; central west; sculptum ... See more keywords
Locomotion activity and its effects on the survival of Amblyomma sculptum (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs under laboratory conditions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101562
Abstract: The active locomotion of ticks is directly associated with the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases, as it has important implications for the interaction of ticks with their hosts and their dispersion in the environment. In an… read more here.
Keywords: laboratory conditions; locomotion; nymphs laboratory; sculptum ... See more keywords
In vitro repellency of DEET and β-citronellol against the ticks Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato and Amblyomma sculptum.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.04.021
Abstract: Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato and Amblyomma sculptum can parasite humans and domestic animals and are vectors of pathogens, including zoonoses. Repellents are an important tool of tick control. This study aimed to compare the efficacy… read more here.
Keywords: sanguineus sensu; citronellol; rhipicephalus sanguineus; sensu lato ... See more keywords
Systematics and stratigraphical range of the hegetotheriids Hegetotheriopsis sulcatus and Prohegetotherium sculptum (Mammalia: Notoungulata)
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DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2016.1266047
Abstract: Hegetotheriidae is one of the most advanced clades within the endemic South American placental Order Notoungulata. The species Hegetotheriopsis sulcatus Kramarz & Paz, 2013 differs from all other known hegetotheriids in having a peculiar combination… read more here.
Keywords: sculptum; systematics; hegetotheriopsis sulcatus; prohegetotherium sculptum ... See more keywords
Do parapatric populations of the ticks Amblyomma tonelliae Nava, Beati & Labruna, 2014 and Amblyomma sculptum Berlese, 1888 (Acari: Ixodidae) hybridize?
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DOI: 10.1111/mve.12642
Abstract: This work aimed to determine if the tick species, Amblyomma sculptum and Amblyomma tonelliae, hybridize along their contact zones in Argentina. Free‐living adults and nymphs of A. sculptum and A. tonelliae were collected in seven… read more here.
Keywords: sculptum; amblyomma sculptum; parapatric populations; populations ticks ... See more keywords