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First records of Trichodectes canis (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) from Darwin’s fox, Pseudalopex fulvipes (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae)

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The presence of the dog biting louse, Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778; Ischnocera: Trichodectidae), is reported for the first time in the critically endangered Pseudalopex fulvipes (Martin, 1837) in Chiloé Island, south Chile.

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Acknowledgements

Funding for the fieldwork was provided by the Darwin Initiative, Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, UK. We are indebted to Ricardo L. Palma (Museum of New Zealand, Wellington) for his critical review of the manuscript.

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    Present address: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Trinity, Jersey, Channel Island, UK

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  1. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias,Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán, Chile

    Daniel González-Acuña

  2. Laboratorio de Ecología, Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, Chile

    Cristóbal Briceño & Jaime Jiménez

  3. Laboratorio de Artrópodos, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina

    Armando Cicchino

  4. Nature and Heritage Ltd, London, UK

    Stephan M. Funk

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González-Acuña, D., Briceño, C., Cicchino, A. et al. First records of Trichodectes canis (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) from Darwin’s fox, Pseudalopex fulvipes (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae). Eur J Wildl Res 53, 76–79 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-006-0066-y

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