Title:	Microhabitat determines uneven distribution of Amblyomma parvum but not of Amblyomma sculptum ticks within forest patches in the Brazilian Pantanal.
Authors:	RAMOS, V. do N. RODRIGUES, V. da S. PIOVEZAN, U. SZABO, M. P. J.
Affiliation:	VANESSA DO NASCIMENTO RAMOS; VINICIUS DA SILVA RODRIGUES; UBIRATAN PIOVEZAN, CPATC; MATIAS PABLO JUAN SZABO.
Date Issued:	2019
Citation:	Experimental and Applied Acarology, v. 79, p. 405-410, 2019.
Description:	Environmental distribution of the two most abundant ticks in forest areas in the Brazilian Pantanal was evaluated by CO2 traps methodology in the wet season (peak of adult ticks) of 2012 and 2013. Adults of Amblyomma parvum were concentrated inside agglomerates of Bromelia balansae, in the border of forest patches. Adults of Amblyomma sculptumoccurred in similar numbers both in bromeliad clumps and in bromeliad-free areas. Dif-ferential distribution of ticks in this habitat could be associated to the frequent use of bro-meliad clumps by wild animals (potential hosts) and to the microclimate conditions inside this vegetation in the Pantanal. It is important to verify whether larvae and nymphs of A. parvum have a similar pattern of distribution in the same areas, during the dry season. These stages are more susceptible to desiccation and their principal hosts, non-volant small mammals, also use these bromeliad areas.
Thesagro:	Bromélia Carrapato Fauna Parasitaria
NAL Thesaurus:	Pantanal
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-019-00445-6
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPATC)