Ectoparasites of the california quail (Callipepla californica) in Ñuble province, Chile and their correlation with the sex, age and the habitat.

dc.contributor.authorDaniel González‐Acuña
dc.contributor.authorArwid Daugschies
dc.contributor.authorK Pohlmeyer
dc.contributor.authorLuis Rubilar-Contreras
dc.contributor.authorOscar Skewes-Ramm
dc.contributor.authorEberhard Mey
dc.contributor.authorEugenia Casanueva
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T15:47:31Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T15:47:31Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 4
dc.description.abstractA total of 114 quails (Callipepla californica) were collected and the following ectoparasites were isolated in Ñuble Province (Chile), between November 1994 and April 1995 (prevalence in %): Epicolinus elipticus (28.1%), Zlotozyckella stefani (60.5%), Megninia glynglimura (100%), Pseudolichus sp. (43.0%), Amblyomma sp. (13.2%) and a mite from the Trombiculidae family (11.4%). The parasite prevalences presented no correlation with age (juveniles and adults), sex, and capture area (humid and arid). The ectoparasites found represent the first recorded on this host in Chile.
dc.identifier.doi10.35699/2675-5327.2003.21866
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2003.21866
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/54432
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFederal University of Minas Gerais
dc.relation.ispartofLundiana International Journal of Biodiversity
dc.sourceUniversity of Concepción
dc.subjectTrombiculidae
dc.subjectQuail
dc.subjectBiology
dc.subjectMite
dc.subjectBobwhite quail
dc.subjectZoology
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectLarva
dc.titleEctoparasites of the california quail (Callipepla californica) in Ñuble province, Chile and their correlation with the sex, age and the habitat.
dc.typearticle

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