Abundance of Cottontails and Their Fleas at Red Bluff Ranch, New Mexico

Abundance of Cottontails and Their Fleas at Red Bluff Ranch, New Mexico

Estimates of cottontail (Sylvilagus auduboni) abundance were positively correlated with overall flea indices (r = 0.857) and with the predominant flea species index (Hoplopsyllus glacialis affinis) (r = 0.743). Some flea species found on these cottontails are known transmitters of plague in New Mexi...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of wildlife management 1969-04, Vol.33 (2), p.422-424
Hauptverfasser: Forcum, Donald L., Rael, Chester D., Wheeler, John R., Miller, Bryan E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal traps
Briefer Articles
Fleas
Plague
Population estimates
Rabbits
Ranches
Sanitation services
Social services
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Zusammenfassung:Estimates of cottontail (Sylvilagus auduboni) abundance were positively correlated with overall flea indices (r = 0.857) and with the predominant flea species index (Hoplopsyllus glacialis affinis) (r = 0.743). Some flea species found on these cottontails are known transmitters of plague in New Mexico.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.2307/3799847