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Showing papers by "Lisa M. Angeloni published in 2001"

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Ectoparasites of the island fox on Santa Cruz Island.

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Kevin R. Crooks1, Kevin R. Crooks2, Cheryl A. Scott, Lisa M. Angeloni3, Lizabeth Bowen4, Robert B. Kimsey4, Dirk H. Van Vuren4 •
University of California, Santa Cruz1, University of Wisconsin-Madison2, University of California, San Diego3, University of California, Davis4
01 Jan 2001-Journal of Wildlife Diseases
TL;DR: The ectoparasite fauna for island foxes on Santa Cruz Island in April and September of 1998 was evaluated and fleas, lice, and ticks were identified.
Abstract: The ectoparasite fauna for island foxes (Urocyon littoralis) on Santa Cruz Island (California, USA) in April (wet season) and September (dry season) 1998 was evaluated. Three taxa of ectoparasites were identified. These were fleas (Pulex irritans), lice (Neotrichodectes mephitidis), and ticks (Ixodes pacificus). Ectoparasite abundances varied seasonally. Typical of insular endemic species, island foxes may be especially vulnerable to the introduction of novel disease organisms and their vectors.

15 citations