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1 July 2017 Siphonaptera from Western North American Chipmunks
Helen K. Pigage, Jon C. Pigage, John R. Demboski
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Abstract

Several species of western North American chipmunks (Rodentia: Tamias) are distributed in overlapping ranges. Field-collected specimens of 9 species of chipmunks from 8 U.S. states were examined externally for fleas (Siphonaptera). We document flea infestations and 1 new range extension. This work demonstrates that ongoing field collection can shed light on host and parasite distributions over large geographical areas.

The Helminthological Society of Washington
Helen K. Pigage, Jon C. Pigage, and John R. Demboski "Siphonaptera from Western North American Chipmunks," Comparative Parasitology 84(2), 135-141, (1 July 2017). https://doi.org/10.1654/1525-2647-84.2.135
Published: 1 July 2017
KEYWORDS
chipmunks
fleas
museum collection
plague
Siphonaptera
Tamias
western United States
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