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June 1 - 3 , 1978 - University of Hawaii at Manoa

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ACARI ON MURINE RODENTS ON MAUNA LOA, HAWAI'IL<br />

Frank J. Radovsky, JoAnn M. Tenorio,<br />

P. Quentin Tomicha, and James D. JacobiJ<br />

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum<br />

Honolulu, <strong>Hawaii</strong> 96818<br />

As part <strong>of</strong> the U. S. Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Biological Program,<br />

rodents were trapped seasonally during a two-year period <strong>at</strong><br />

14 primary sites from 840 to 2440 m on a transect along the<br />

southeastern slope <strong>of</strong> Mauna Loa; rodents were also intensively<br />

collected in the Kilauea Forest near the transect. Three <strong>of</strong> the<br />

four murine species present in the <strong>Hawaii</strong>an Archipelago were<br />

taken: - Mus musculus, R<strong>at</strong>tus r<strong>at</strong>tus, and R. exulans. Ectoparasites<br />

were recovered from rodents by a standardized washing<br />

technique. Mammalogical and parasitological d<strong>at</strong>a were analyzed<br />

by computer. The occurrence, host associ<strong>at</strong>ions, and sp<strong>at</strong>ial distribution<br />

<strong>of</strong> some Acari are tre<strong>at</strong>ed here. The occurrence <strong>of</strong> some<br />

parasitic mites was found to be partially independent <strong>of</strong><br />

factors and associ<strong>at</strong>ed with local differences in clim<strong>at</strong>e.<br />

host<br />

Abstract<br />

Research Unit, St<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hawaii</strong>, Department <strong>of</strong> Health.<br />

J Department <strong>of</strong> Botany, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hawaii</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Manoa</strong>, Honolulu,<br />

<strong>Hawaii</strong> 96822.

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