| morbidity and mortality of free-living and captive echidnas, tachyglossus aculeatus (shaw), in australia. | between 1976 and 1985 necropsies were conducted on 55 free-living and 18 captive echidnas originating from several localities in victoria, australia. injuries arising from motor vehicle accidents were the most common cause of death (24 of 55; 47%). an additional nine live echidnas were presented for clinical examination for dog or fox wounds (eight), or wire snare wounds (one). incidental infestations with ticks (aponomma concolor) on the skin or in the ear canal (eight of 82; 10%), and infectio ... | 1986 | 3735583 |
| aponomma (bothriocroton) glebopalma, n. subgen., n. sp., and amblyomma glauerti n. sp. (acari: ixodida: ixodidae), parasites of monitor lizards (varanidae) in australia. | aponomma (bothriocroton) glebopalma, n. subgen., n. sp., and amblyomma glauerti, n. sp. (acari: ixodidae), are described from the monitor lizards varanus glebopalma mitchell and varanus glauerti mertens in western australia and the northern territory, australia. the new subgenus is erected to accomodate a. (bothriocroton) glebopalma, a new species with a deeply pitted and pilose scutum in both the adult and immature stages, unlike all other described species of aponomma. this new species is foun ... | 1994 | 8158616 |