Ectoparasites of the Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) from Tishomingo County, Mississippi

Entomological surveys in general and especially those of mammalian ectoparasites are lacking from Mississippi. Chipmunks occur throughout much of central and southern Mississippi, but some scattered populations can be found along the Tennessee River in the northern region. This paper presents inform...

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Published in:	Journal of wildlife diseases Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 127 - 129
Main Authors:	Goddard, Jerome, Baker, G. T, Norment, B. R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wildlife Disease Association 01-01-1986
Subjects:	Animals Animals, Wild - parasitology Arthropoda Mississippi Mites - isolation & purification RESEARCH NOTES/CASE REPORTS Sciuridae - parasitology Siphonaptera - isolation & purification Tamias striatus Ticks - isolation & purification Mississippi USA, Mississippi
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Summary:	Entomological surveys in general and especially those of mammalian ectoparasites are lacking from Mississippi. Chipmunks occur throughout much of central and southern Mississippi, but some scattered populations can be found along the Tennessee River in the northern region. This paper presents information on the ectoparasites found on 31 chipmunks from Tishomingo County, Mississippi from spring 1982 to spring 1984.
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ISSN:	0090-3558 1943-3700
DOI:	10.7589/0090-3558-22.1.127