Glicken A, Schwab R G
J Wildl Dis. 1980 Oct;16(4):577-86. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-16.4.577.
Modes of ectoparasite reinfestations were studied on ectoparasite-free deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) returned to their natural habitat on the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Siskiyou County, California, during the summer of 1977. The age of the host made no significant difference in the mode of reinfestation of lice, fleas, or mites. Flea reinfestation rates were related to the sex of the host, requiring 4 and 2 days, respectively, to reach control levels on male and female hosts. Mite populations reached the control level within 1 day, regardless of the sex of the host. No statistically significant louse reinfestations were noted within 8 days after the hosts were released. The percent of the host population reinfested with each ectoparsite followed the same patterns of reinfestation as the numbers of each parasite per host. It is suggested that the mode of ectoparasite reinfestations is a function of the behavior of the host relative to the lifestyles of the ectoparasite species.
1977年夏天，研究人员对一些在加利福尼亚州锡斯基尤县图莱湖国家野生动物保护区回归自然栖息地的无体外寄生虫的鹿鼠（白足鼠）的体外寄生虫再感染模式进行了研究。宿主的年龄对虱子、跳蚤或螨虫的再感染模式没有显著影响。跳蚤的再感染率与宿主的性别有关，雄性和雌性宿主分别需要4天和2天才能达到对照水平。螨虫数量在1天内就达到了对照水平，与宿主性别无关。宿主放归后8天内未发现有统计学意义的虱子再感染情况。感染每种体外寄生虫的宿主群体百分比与每个宿主身上每种寄生虫的数量遵循相同的再感染模式。有人提出，体外寄生虫的再感染模式是宿主行为相对于体外寄生虫物种生活方式的一种函数。
