A method for testing the host specificity of ectoparasites: give them the opportunity to choose

dc.creatorEsbérard, Carlos E. L.
dc.creatorMartins-Hatano, Fernanda
dc.creatorBittencourt, Emerson B.
dc.creatorBossi, David E. P.
dc.creatorFontes, Angélica
dc.creatorLareschi, Marcela
dc.creatorMenezes, Vanderlaine
dc.creatorBergallo, Helena G.
dc.creatorGettinger, Donald
dc.date2019-05-30T16:11:04Z
dc.date2019-05-30T16:11:04Z
dc.date2005
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T21:56:35Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T21:56:35Z
dc.identifierESBÉRARD, Carlos E. L. et al. A method for testing the host specificity of ectoparasites: give them the opportunity to choose. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 100, n. 7, p. 761-764, Nov. 2005.
dc.identifier0074-0276
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/33298
dc.identifier10.1590/S0074-02762005000700015
dc.identifier1678-8060
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8874125
dc.descriptionHost-choice experiments were carried out with rodent and bat ectoparasites on Ilha Grande, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We constructed experimental chambers that enclosed three different rodent or bat host species, and then introduced a selected set of ectoparasitic arthropods. When given the opportunity to choose among host species, the ectoparasites showed a strong tendency to select their primary hosts, and reject novel host species. These kinds of simple experiments can be valuable tools for assessing the ability of ectoparasites to locate and discern differences between host species, and make choices about which hosts to infest, and which hosts to avoid.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherFundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectEctoparasitas
dc.subjectExperimentos
dc.subjectRegião Neotropical
dc.subjectPequenos mamíferos
dc.subjectEspecificidade do hospedeiro
dc.subjectEctoparasites
dc.subjectHost specificity
dc.subjectExperiments
dc.subjectSmall mammals
dc.subjectNeotropics
dc.titleA method for testing the host specificity of ectoparasites: give them the opportunity to choose
dc.typeArticle


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