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Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Small Mammals in the Cape Kartesh Area (the White Sea) and Distribution of These Species in Northwestern European Russia

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Results of the study of fleas associated with four insectivore and rodent species in northern Karelia are reported. Fleas were collected in August–September 2001, 2003–2004, 2006–2009, 2011, 2015, and 2019 in the environs of the White Sea Biological Station “Kartesh” (Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences). The published data on distribution, host-parasite associations, and seasonal dynamics of eight flea species present in Northwestern European Russia are summarized.

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We are sincerely grateful to our colleagues from the White Sea Biological Station “Kartesh” (Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences), in particular V.Ya. Berger and A.A. Sukhotin, for their help during this research.

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This work was based on the collections of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (UFC ZIN 2-2.20) and carried out within the framework of State Research Assignment 1021051603202-7 “Development of modern foundations of taxonomy and phylogenetics of parasitic and blood-sucking arthropods.”

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Medvedev, S.G., Stanyukovich, M.K. Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Small Mammals in the Cape Kartesh Area (the White Sea) and Distribution of These Species in Northwestern European Russia. Entmol. Rev. 103, 422–431 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873823040036

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