| noteworthy records of ixodes schulzei (acari: ixodidae) on rodents from the state of parana, southern brazil. | ixodes schulzei aragão & fonseca is an endemic tick to brazil and has already been reported in the northern (state of rondonia), southeastern (states of minas gerais, rio de janeiro and sao paulo) and southern (state of santa catarina) regions, always found in association with the water rat nectomys squamipes (brandt). this communication records the first occurrence of this tick species in the state of parana, southern region of brazil, and it constitutes its first report on akodon montensis (th ... | 2013 | 24252964 |
| differences in richness and composition of gastrointestinal parasites of small rodents (cricetidae, rodentia) in a continental and insular area of the atlantic forest in santa catarina state, brazil. | the first and only study on gastrointestinal parasites of wild rodents in the island of santa catarina was done in 1987. the aim of this study was to identify intestinal parasites from wild rodents in santo amaro da imperatriz and santa catariana island, and to compare the richness and composition of the gastrointestinal parasite community of both areas. rodents were captured with live traps, and feces were screened using the sedimentation method and optical microscopy. the following species of ... | 2012 | 22990827 |