Mite composition in nests of the Japanese wood mouse, Apodemus speciosus (Rodentia: Muridae)

• Published in: Experimental & applied acarology Vol. 93; no. 4; pp. 761 - 786
• Main Authors: Okabe, Kimiko, Fujii, Saori, Makino, Shun’ichi, Doi, Kandai, Nakamura, Shoko, Saitoh, Takashi, Shimada, Takuya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal Ecology; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Animals; Apodemus speciosus; Arthropoda; Arthropods; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cheyletidae; Collembola; Composition; Domestic animals; Dominance; ecological competition; Ecosystem management; Ectoparasites; Entomology; fauna; Food chains; Food composition; Food preferences; Food selection; Food webs; Glycyphagidae; Japan; Laelapidae; Life history; Life Sciences; Mice; Mites; Mites - physiology; Murinae - parasitology; Nests; Parasites; Pygmephoridae; Rodent Diseases - epidemiology; Rodent Diseases - parasitology; Rodents; Soil; Species; Symbionts; Ticks; Trombiculidae; Japan; Symbiosis; Wood mouse; Parasite; Soil mites; Nidicolous arthropods

Acari is a diverse group of arthropods that include well-known parasites of animals. Rodents, particularly, serve as common hosts of mites and ticks, transmitting pathogens to domestic animals and humans. Understanding the ecological dynamics between parasites and rodent hosts is crucial for ecosyst...