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DOI	10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.11.002
	Tick parasitism in the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise in the Maamora forest, Morocco
	Segura, Amalia; Rodriguez, Oscar; Ruiz-Fons, Francisco; Acevedo, Pelayo
通讯作者	Segura, Amalia
来源期刊	TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
ISSN	1877-959X
EISSN	1877-9603
出版年	2019
卷号	10 期号:2 页码:286-289
英文摘要	Macroparasites in general, and ectoparasites in particular, have the potential to regulate host population dynamics. In this context, this study addresses the tick parasitism traits of the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) in the core area of its distribution range (northwestern Morocco, Maamora). It was discovered that 92.5% of the tortoises were parasitized by ticks in spring, with an infestation intensity and an abundance of 6.7 and 6.2 tick/tortoise, respectively. The observed parasitization rates were among the highest reported worldwide for T. graeca, which could relate to density-depended effects driving host-parasite interactions. The main tick species that parasitized the tortoises were Hyalomma aegyptium (95.6% of the ticks and in the 100% of the parasitized tortoises), Hy. marginatum, Hy. excavatum and Hy. scupense. Individual predictors for the tortoises, such as age, sex and the interaction between body condition and sex, were significantly related to tick abundance. Age-related behavioural differences might favour a higher host-tick effective contact in adults than in juveniles. The fact that males are more active in spring - the breeding season - might explain the observed male-bias in tick abundance and may also be responsible for the negative effect of male body condition on tick infestation rate in contrast to females. Given the potential role played by parasites as regards modulating population dynamics, our results suggest that ticks should be taken into account in the conservation and management programmes of this tortoise species.
英文关键词	Tick Testudo graeca host population traits host-individual traits core distribution
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Spain
开放获取类型	Green Submitted
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000456193500006
WOS关键词	TESTUDO-GRAECA ; HYALOMMA-AEGYPTIUM ; DESERT TORTOISES ; HOST DENSITY ; ECTOPARASITES ; PYTHON ; LIZARD ; SIZE
WOS类目	Infectious Diseases ; Microbiology ; Parasitology
WOS研究方向	Infectious Diseases ; Microbiology ; Parasitology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/219107
作者单位	UCLM, CSIC, JCCM, IREC,Inst Invest Recursos Cineget, Ronda Toledo 12, Ciudad Real 13071, Spain
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Segura, Amalia,Rodriguez, Oscar,Ruiz-Fons, Francisco,et al. Tick parasitism in the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise in the Maamora forest, Morocco[J],2019,10(2):286-289.
APA	Segura, Amalia,Rodriguez, Oscar,Ruiz-Fons, Francisco,&Acevedo, Pelayo.(2019).Tick parasitism in the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise in the Maamora forest, Morocco.TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES,10(2),286-289.
MLA	Segura, Amalia,et al."Tick parasitism in the Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise in the Maamora forest, Morocco".TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES 10.2(2019):286-289.