Ectoparasites of the california quail (Callipepla californica) in Ñuble province, Chile and their correlation with the sex, age and the habitat.

Authors

  • Daniel González-Acuña Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Concepción
  • Arwid Daugschies Instituto de Parasitología, Escuela de Med. Veterinaria, Universidad de Leipzig
  • Klaus Pohlmeyer nstituto de Investigaciones Silvestres, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria de Hannover
  • Luis Rubilar-Contreras Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Concepción
  • Oscar Skewes-Ramm Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Concepción
  • Eberhard Mey Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Turinguen
  • Eugenia Casanueva Departamento de Zoología. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2003.21866

Keywords:

California Quail, Callipepla californica, ectoparasites

Abstract

A total of 114 quails (Callipepla californica) were collected and the following ectoparasites were isolated in Ñuble Province (Chile), between November 1994 and April 1995 (prevalence in %): Epicolinus elipticus (28.1%), Zlotozyckella stefani (60.5%), Megninia glynglimura (100%), Pseudolichus sp. (43.0%), Amblyomma sp. (13.2%) and a mite from the Trombiculidae family (11.4%). The parasite prevalences presented no correlation with age (juveniles and adults), sex, and capture area (humid and arid). The ectoparasites found represent the first recorded on this host in Chile.

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2003-12-30

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2003):

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Ectoparasites of the california quail (Callipepla californica) in Ñuble province, Chile and their correlation with the sex, age and the habitat. (2003). Lundiana: International Journal of Biodiversity, 4(2), 129-134. https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2003.21866