Horak I G, Fourie L J, Novellie P A, Williams E J
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort.
Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 1991 Sep;58(3):125-36.
Sixteen species of ixodid ticks were collected over varying periods of time from 6 species of ground-frequenting birds and 15 species of small and large mammals in the Mountain Zebra National Park, Karoo, Cape Province. Margaropus winthemi followed by Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum and Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi were the most abundant species. The host preferences of 14 tick species and the seasonal abundances of 13 species were determined. Small numbers of immature stages of only a few tick species were generally recovered from ground-frequenting birds, mice and rats. Amongst the slightly larger animals the smallest number of ticks and species were recovered from springhares and the largest numbers from scrub hares. Amongst the larger mammals, very few ticks were harboured by springbuck and black wildebeest, while heavy infestations of several species were encountered on Cape mountain zebras and eland.
在开普省卡鲁地区的山斑马国家公园，在不同时间段内从6种地面活动鸟类和15种小型及大型哺乳动物身上采集到了16种硬蜱。温氏血蜱数量最多，其次是光滑盾蜱和安氏扇头蜱。确定了14种蜱的宿主偏好以及13种蜱的季节丰度。通常从地面活动鸟类、小鼠和大鼠身上仅采集到少量几种蜱的未成熟阶段。在稍大一些的动物中，从跳兔身上采集到的蜱和蜱的种类最少，从灌丛兔身上采集到的数量最多。在大型哺乳动物中，跳羚和黑角马身上寄生的蜱很少，而在开普山斑马和大羚羊身上发现有几种蜱大量寄生。
