Pocket gophers and their lice - a study in host/parasite relationships
Fri, 2007-02-02 15:01 — Vince Smith
| Title | Pocket gophers and their lice - a study in host/parasite relationships |
| Publication Type | Proceedings Article |
| Year of Conference | In Press |
| Authors | Price, RDF |
| Series Editor | Anonymous |
| Conference Name | Northwest Conference on Diseases |
| Volume | 27 |
| Pagination | 98 |
| Conference Start Date | 1973 |
| Accession Number | 40093 |
| Keywords | mtax; PHP |
| Abstract | A brief survey is given of our past and present knowledge of the distribution of pocket gophers and their only mallophagan parasites (Trichodectes: Geomydoecus). Emphasis is then placed on the lice found on the Thomomys bottae-umbrinus gopher complex of the western and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Recent extensive collections of Geomydoecus from over 90 of the 200-plus subspecies of these hosts have resulted in interesting geographical delineations of eight species of Geomydoecus, these not necessarily following what might be anticipated from the present host classification. |
| URL | http://www.phthiraptera.org/Publications/40093.pdf |
