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Forest matters most for Hirsutiella zachvatkini (Schluger, 1948): A survey of rodent infestation in four localities within the Mazury Lake District, NE Poland

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dc.abstract.en<jats:p>The family Trombiculidae encompasses numerous and widespread mites, the larvae of which are obligatory parasites of vertebrates. Our research objective was to assess how trombiculid burdens on rodents inhabiting three forested and one open area in NE Poland vary in relation to host identity, sex and body size, and how they are influenced by qualities of the habitat. Trapped rodents (n = 240) were measured, weighted and screened for ectoparasites. Apodemus flavicollis (n = 42) and Myodes glareolus (n = 173) harbored a total of 4652 Hirsutiella zachchvatkini larvae. Statistical tests revealed that both prevalence and abundance were significantly higher in voles (93%, 27 larvae/ind.) than in mice (14%, 0.24 larvae/ind.) but there was no effect of host sex. Among the localities, H. zachvatkini was most prevalent (98%) and abundant (41 larvae/ind.) in rodents from the deciduous mixed forest in Tałty compared to fallow land (2.6%, 0.13 larvae/ind.). The highest prevalence and abundance were found in bank voles; in this host species in Tałty, prevalence reached 100% and the mean abundance was &gt;42 larvae/ind. Significant positive correlations were found between the body mass and body length of voles and the number of attached larvae. Our results confirm the sylvan nature of H. zachvatkini and its preference for bank voles inhabiting deciduous forests with rich and humid undergrowth. The lack of a sex bias and the moderate correlation between mite burden and host size are in line with observations already made on other rodent-associated Trombiculidae.</jats:p>
dc.affiliationUniwersytet Warszawski
dc.contributor.authorAl-sarraf, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorWężyk, Dagmara
dc.contributor.authorBajer, Anna
dc.contributor.authorBehnke, Jerzy M.
dc.contributor.authorScholz, Elżbieta
dc.contributor.authorMałaszewicz, Wiktoria
dc.contributor.authorRomanek, Wiktoria
dc.contributor.authorGoll, Aleksander
dc.contributor.authorKrupińska, Martyna
dc.contributor.authorNowicka, Joanna
dc.contributor.authorGrzybek, Maciej
dc.contributor.authorChrabąszcz, Mariusz
dc.contributor.authorMoniuszko, Hanna
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-25T01:14:33Z
dc.date.available2024-01-25T01:14:33Z
dc.date.copyright2023-03-06
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.accesstimeAT_PUBLICATION
dc.description.financeNie dotyczy
dc.description.number3
dc.description.versionFINAL_PUBLISHED
dc.description.volume15
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/D15030379
dc.identifier.issn1424-2818
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.uw.edu.pl//handle/item/107362
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://doi.org/10.3390/d15030379
dc.languageeng
dc.pbn.affiliationbiological sciences
dc.relation.ispartofDiversity
dc.relation.pages1-12
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.sciencecloudnosend
dc.subject.enabundance
dc.subject.enhabitat preferences
dc.subject.enhost-parasite association
dc.subject.enhost sex preferences
dc.subject.enhost size preferences
dc.subject.enprevalence
dc.subject.enTrombiculidae
dc.titleForest matters most for Hirsutiella zachvatkini (Schluger, 1948): A survey of rodent infestation in four localities within the Mazury Lake District, NE Poland
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication