TY - JOUR T1 - Ectoparasites of the island fox on Santa Cruz Island JF - Journal of Wildlife Diseases Y1 - 2001 DO - https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-37.1.189 A1 - Crooks,Kevin R. A1 - Scott,Cheryl A. A1 - Angeloni,Lisa A1 - Bowen,Lizabeth A1 - Kimsey,Robert B. A1 - Van Vuren,Dirk H. SP - 189 EP - 193 KW - Animal Diseases/epidemiology/parasitology KW - animals KW - California KW - ectoparasite KW - fleas KW - Foxes KW - Ixodes KW - lice KW - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. KW - Seasons KW - Sex Characteristics AB -

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.

VL - 37 SN - 0090-3558 UR - https://www.jwildlifedis.org/doi/10.7589/0090-3558-37.1.189 IS - 1 ER -