Drag-sampling of free-living ixodid ticks in the Kruger National Park

Spickett, Arthur M.; Van Ark, H.; Horak, Ivan Gerard; Braack, L.E.O.

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dc.contributor.author	Spickett, Arthur M.
dc.contributor.author	Van Ark, H.
dc.contributor.editor	Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand
dc.contributor.upauthor	Horak, Ivan Gerard
dc.contributor.upauthor	Braack, L.E.O.
dc.date.accessioned	2014-08-18T06:39:05Z
dc.date.available	2014-08-18T06:39:05Z
dc.date.created	2013
dc.date.issued	1991
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	Free-living ticks were collected by means of drag-sampling in 32 of the 35 landscape zones of the Kruger National Park during a period of 1 calendar month. Of the 18 199 specimens collected, 99,53% were larvae, 0,05% nymphs and 0,42% adults. Fourteen species were collected. Amblyomma hebraeum followed by Boophilus decoloratus, predominated, both in distribution and abundance. Large variations were encountered between drags. There was no correlation between the numbers of larvae collected and time of day, temperature, grass length, vegetation biomass estimates and subzone type.	en
dc.description.librarian	mn2014
dc.description.sponsorship	Foundation for Research Development of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. National Parks Board. Veterinary Research Institute, Onderstepoort. University of Pretoria.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Spickett, AM, Horak, IG, Braack, LEO & Van Ark, H 1991, 'Drag-sampling of free-living ixodid ticks in the Kruger National Park', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 27-32.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0330-2465
dc.identifier.other	7102989086
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41358
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Pretoria : Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute	en
dc.rights	©South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services. ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).	en
dc.subject	Veterinary medicine	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Ticks -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary parasitology	en_ZA
dc.title	Drag-sampling of free-living ixodid ticks in the Kruger National Park	en
dc.type	Article	en