A method for testing the host specificity of ectoparasites: give them the opportunity to choose

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Autor(a) principal: Esbérard,Carlos EL
Data de Publicação: 2005
Outros Autores: Martins-Hatano,Fernanda, Bittencourt,Emerson B, Bossi,David EP, Fontes,Angélica, Lareschi,Marcela, Menezes,Vanderlaine, Bergallo,Helena G, Gettinger,Donald
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Texto Completo: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000700015
Resumo: Host-choice experiments were carried out with rodent and bat ectoparasites on Ilha Grande, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We constructed experimental chambers that enclosed three different rodent or bat host species, and then introduced a selected set of ectoparasitic arthropods. When given the opportunity to choose among host species, the ectoparasites showed a strong tendency to select their primary hosts, and reject novel host species. These kinds of simple experiments can be valuable tools for assessing the ability of ectoparasites to locate and discern differences between host species, and make choices about which hosts to infest, and which hosts to avoid.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A method for testing the host specificity of ectoparasites: give them the opportunity to choose
title A method for testing the host specificity of ectoparasites: give them the opportunity to choose
spellingShingle A method for testing the host specificity of ectoparasites: give them the opportunity to choose
Esbérard,Carlos EL
ectoparasites
host-specificity
experiments
small mammals
neotropics
title_short A method for testing the host specificity of ectoparasites: give them the opportunity to choose
title_full A method for testing the host specificity of ectoparasites: give them the opportunity to choose
title_fullStr A method for testing the host specificity of ectoparasites: give them the opportunity to choose
title_full_unstemmed A method for testing the host specificity of ectoparasites: give them the opportunity to choose
title_sort A method for testing the host specificity of ectoparasites: give them the opportunity to choose
author Esbérard,Carlos EL
author_facet Esbérard,Carlos EL
Martins-Hatano,Fernanda
Bittencourt,Emerson B
Bossi,David EP
Fontes,Angélica
Lareschi,Marcela
Menezes,Vanderlaine
Bergallo,Helena G
Gettinger,Donald
author_role author
author2 Martins-Hatano,Fernanda
Bittencourt,Emerson B
Bossi,David EP
Fontes,Angélica
Lareschi,Marcela
Menezes,Vanderlaine
Bergallo,Helena G
Gettinger,Donald
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Esbérard,Carlos EL
Martins-Hatano,Fernanda
Bittencourt,Emerson B
Bossi,David EP
Fontes,Angélica
Lareschi,Marcela
Menezes,Vanderlaine
Bergallo,Helena G
Gettinger,Donald
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv ectoparasites
host-specificity
experiments
small mammals
neotropics
topic ectoparasites
host-specificity
experiments
small mammals
neotropics
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Host-choice experiments were carried out with rodent and bat ectoparasites on Ilha Grande, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We constructed experimental chambers that enclosed three different rodent or bat host species, and then introduced a selected set of ectoparasitic arthropods. When given the opportunity to choose among host species, the ectoparasites showed a strong tendency to select their primary hosts, and reject novel host species. These kinds of simple experiments can be valuable tools for assessing the ability of ectoparasites to locate and discern differences between host species, and make choices about which hosts to infest, and which hosts to avoid.
description Host-choice experiments were carried out with rodent and bat ectoparasites on Ilha Grande, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We constructed experimental chambers that enclosed three different rodent or bat host species, and then introduced a selected set of ectoparasitic arthropods. When given the opportunity to choose among host species, the ectoparasites showed a strong tendency to select their primary hosts, and reject novel host species. These kinds of simple experiments can be valuable tools for assessing the ability of ectoparasites to locate and discern differences between host species, and make choices about which hosts to infest, and which hosts to avoid.
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dc.source.none.fl_str_mv Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.100 n.7 2005
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