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2010-01-23Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.1007/s10493-010-9337-0Open Access
Tick burden on European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
dc.contributor.authorVor, Torsten
dc.contributor.authorKiffner, Christian
dc.contributor.authorHagedorn, Peter
dc.contributor.authorNiedrig, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorRühe, Ferdinand
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T14:27:21Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T14:27:21Z
dc.date.created2011-03-02
dc.date.issued2010-01-23none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/re8F7OunSopI/PDF/209c3oSE5QB5I.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/826
dc.description.abstractIn our study we assessed the tick burden on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) in relation to age, physical condition, sex, deer density and season. The main objective was to find predictive parameters for tick burden. In September 2007, May, July, and September 2008, and in May and July 2009 we collected ticks on 142 culled roe deer from nine forest departments in Southern Hesse, Germany. To correlate tick burden and deer density we estimated deer density using line transect sampling that accounts for different detectability in March 2008 and 2009, respectively. We collected more than 8,600 ticks from roe deer heads and necks, 92.6% of which were Ixodes spp., 7.4% Dermacentor spp. Among Ixodes, 3.3% were larvae, 50.5% nymphs, 34.8% females and 11.4% males, with significant seasonal deviation. Total tick infestation was high, with considerable individual variation (from 0 to 270 ticks/deer). Adult tick burden was positively correlated with roe deer body indices (body mass, age, hind foot length). Significantly more nymphs were found on deer from forest departments with high roe deer density indices, indicating a positive correlation with deer abundance. Overall, tick burden was highly variable. Seasonality and large scale spatial characteristics appeared to be the most important factors affecting tick burden on roe deer.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Biologische Sicherheit
dc.subjectAnimalseng
dc.subjectFemaleeng
dc.subjectGermany/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectMaleeng
dc.subjectSeasonseng
dc.subjectDeer/parasitologyeng
dc.subjectDermacentor/physiologyeng
dc.subjectEctoparasitic Infestations/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectEctoparasitic Infestations/parasitologyeng
dc.subjectIxodes/physiologyeng
dc.subjectModels Biologicaleng
dc.subjectNympheng
dc.subjectPopulation Densityeng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleTick burden on European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10012715
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10493-010-9337-0Open Access
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/751
local.edoc.container-titleExperimental and Applied Acarology
local.edoc.container-textVor, T., Kiffner, C., Hagedorn, P., Niedrig, M., Rühe, F. Tick burden on European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) (2010) Experimental and Applied Acarology, 51 (4), pp. 405-417.
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local.edoc.container-volume51
local.edoc.container-issue4
local.edoc.container-year2010

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