Haemaphysalis punctata and Ixodes ricinus in a coastal habitat in North Wales. 1981

I V Herbert, and A M Al-Shadebi, and J R Simmons

The populations of Haemaphysalis punctata and Ixodes ricinus on the Mynydd Mawr National Trust reserve, Gwynedd, were studied for two years. H. punctata was the more numerous species, being recoverable by blanket dragging over most of the year except for some very short days. There were spring and late summer peaks of activity. It seems probable that the complete life cycle of H punctata takes two or three years in this habitat. The activity of I ricinus was short relative to H punctata, but spring and late summer peaks were also recorded. Specimens of H punctata were recorded from sheep grazing the area, and from visiting dogs, but adult ticks fed on splenectomised calves did not, apparently, carry diseases transmissible to cattle.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011153 Population The total number of individuals inhabiting a particular region or area. School Age Population,School-Age Population,Population, School Age,Population, School-Age,Populations,Populations, School Age,Populations, School-Age,School Age Populations,School-Age Populations
D004285 Dogs The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065) Canis familiaris,Dog
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012621 Seasons Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Seasonal Variation,Season,Seasonal Variations,Variation, Seasonal,Variations, Seasonal
D012756 Sheep Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS. Ovis,Sheep, Dall,Dall Sheep,Ovis dalli
D013987 Ticks Blood-sucking acarid parasites of the order Ixodida comprising two families: the softbacked ticks (ARGASIDAE) and hardbacked ticks (IXODIDAE). Ticks are larger than their relatives, the MITES. They penetrate the skin of their host by means of highly specialized, hooked mouth parts and feed on its blood. Ticks attack all groups of terrestrial vertebrates. In humans they are responsible for many TICK-BORNE DISEASES, including the transmission of ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; TULAREMIA; BABESIOSIS; AFRICAN SWINE FEVER; and RELAPSING FEVER. (From Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th ed, pp543-44) Ixodida,Ixodidas,Tick
D014852 Wales A region of the United Kingdom, in the southwestern area of Great Britain.

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