Ixodes_arboricola

<i>Ixodes arboricola</i>

Ixodes arboricola

Species of tick

Ixodes arboricola, also called the tree-hole tick, is a species of tick that parasitises small passerine birds.[2][3][4] It is among the most common species on the house sparrow.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Ixodes arboricola". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    Arthur, D. R. (1952). "Ixodes passericola Schulze. A description of the hitherto unknown male and larva, with a re-description of the female and nymph". Parasitology. 42 (1–2): 155–159. doi:10.1017/S0031182000084407. PMID 14929574. S2CID 41672124.
  3. [3]
    Brown, N. Sandra; Wilson, Grant I. (1975). "A Comparison of the Ectoparasites of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) from North America and Europe". American Midland Naturalist. 94 (1): 154–165. doi:10.2307/2424546. JSTOR 2424546.
  4. [4]
    Clifford, Carleton M.; Hoogstraal, Harry (1965). "The Occurrence of Ixodes arboricola Schulze and Schlotke (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae) in Africa on Northward Migrating Birds". Journal of Medical Entomology. 2 (1): 37–40. doi:10.1093/jmedent/2.1.37. PMID 14302109.
  5. [5]
    Summers-Smith, J. Denis (1963). The House Sparrow. New Naturalist (1st. ed.). London: Collins. pp. 131–132.


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