Tick infestation (Ixodes) on the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) – a longterm study

Over a period of 21 years, 541 otters mostly killed on the roads were investigated. Three species of ticks (Ixodes hexagonus, I. canisuga, I. ricinus) were found to infest the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in Germany. The most common tick species on the otters was I. hexagonus. The prevalence (= inf...

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Published in:	Soil Organisms
Main Author:	Axel Christian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung 2012-08-01
Subjects:	ticks ectoparasites Ixodes hexagonus Ixodes ricinus Otter Lutra lutra
Online Access:	https://soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/279

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