Detachment rhythms of immature Ixodes rubicundus from their natural host, the rock elephant shrew (Elephantulus myurus)

Du Toit, J.S.; Fourie, L.J.; Horak, Ivan Gerard

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dc.contributor.author	Du Toit, J.S.
dc.contributor.author	Fourie, L.J.
dc.contributor.editor	Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand
dc.contributor.upauthor	Horak, Ivan Gerard
dc.date.accessioned	2013-12-09T08:06:06Z
dc.date.available	2013-12-09T08:06:06Z
dc.date.created	2013
dc.date.issued	1994
dc.description	The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.	en
dc.description.abstract	Detachment rhythms of immature Karoo paralysis ticks (Ixodes rubicundus) from their natural host, the rock elephant shrew (Elephantulus myurus) , were investigated under laboratory and natural conditions. Larvae and nymphs detach mainly during the day. Peak detachment always occurred after the commencement of artificial as well as natural light cycles. The detachment of larvae appears to be more synchronous than that of nymphs, with a larger percentage of larvae detaching over a shorter period of time. The detachment rhythms of I. rubicundus are strongly correlated with the activity patterns of their hosts. This enhances not only the survival, but also the dispersion and host contact of subsequent stages.	en
dc.description.librarian	mn2013
dc.identifier.citation	Du Toit, JS, Fourie, LJ & Horak, IG 1994, 'Detachment rhythms of immature Ixodes rubicundus from their natural host, the rock elephant shrew (Elephantulus myurus)’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 149-153.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0330-2465
dc.identifier.other	7102989086
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32738
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Pretoria : Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute	en
dc.rights	© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).	en
dc.subject	Veterinary medicine	en
dc.subject	Rock elephant shrew	en_ZA
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary parasitology	en
dc.title	Detachment rhythms of immature Ixodes rubicundus from their natural host, the rock elephant shrew (Elephantulus myurus)	en
dc.type	Article	en