NEW ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE VOLE MICROTUS CALIFORNICUS (RODENTIA: CRICETIDAE) AND THE FLEA STENISTOMERA ALPINA (SIPHONAPTERA: HYSTRICHOPSYLLIDAE)
During mammal surveys at China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in the Mojave Desert, we found California voles (Microtus californicus) infested with three flea species including the flea Stenistomera alpina. Collected near the eastern edge of the distribution of the vole and the western edge of the d...
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Published in | The Southwestern naturalist Vol. 66; no. 2; pp. 170 - 175 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Southwestern Association of Naturalists
30.08.2022
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Summary: | During mammal surveys at China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in the Mojave Desert, we found California voles (Microtus californicus) infested with three flea species including the flea Stenistomera alpina. Collected near the eastern edge of the distribution of the vole and the western edge of the distribution of the flea, this is the first record of S. alpina on California voles, indeed on any Microtus species. Durante muestreos de mamíferos realizados en la Estación China Lake Naval Air Weapons ubicada en el desierto de Mojave, encontramos ratones de campo Microtus californicus infestados con tres especies de pulgas, incluyendo la especie Stenistomera alpina. Al haber sido colectados cerca del límite este del área de distribución de M. californicus y el límite oeste del área de distribución de S. alpina, este es el primer registro de S. alpina en M. californicus y en cualquier especie de Microtus. |
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ISSN: | 0038-4909 1943-6262 |
DOI: | 10.1894/0038-4909-66.2.170 |