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