Ticks parasitizing gallinaceous birds in Canada and first record of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) from California Quail
| Title | Ticks parasitizing gallinaceous birds in Canada and first record of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) from California Quail |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Scott, JD, Anderson, JF, Durden, LAnthony, Smith, ML, Manord, JM, Clark, KL |
| Journal | Systematic & Applied Acarology |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Date Published | 01/2016 |
| Keywords | bird parasitism, borrelia burgdorferi, California Quail, Canada, Galliformes, Ixodes auritulus, Ixodes pacificus, Ixodes spinipalpis, Sooty Grouse, ticks |
| Abstract | In this study, we collected the avian coastal tick, Ixodes auritulus Neumann, the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls, and Ixodes spinipalpis Hadwen & Nuttall, from gallinaceous birds on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. |
| DOI | 10.11158/saa.21.1.1 |