| ticks on birds caught on the campus of the federal rural university of rio de janeiro, brazil. | the prevalence of parasitic infections, particularly those caused by ectoparasites, may influence the biology and ecology of wild birds. the aim of this study was to investigate occurrences and identify the species of ticks collected from wild birds caught on the campus of the federal rural university of rio de janeiro. the birds were caught using mist nets between october 2009 and december 2010. in total, 223 birds were caught, represented by 53 species and 19 families in nine orders. nineteen ... | 2012 | 23070429 |