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Fig. 4 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 4

From: Sarcoptes scabiei infestation does not alter the stability of ectoparasite communities

Fig. 4

Schematic representation of the preferential use of specific microhabitat areas (shaded in grey) by lice and ticks, and the spread of S. scabiei infestation in ibexes. The divergence in space use between lice, ticks and S. scabiei and the existence of unoccupied microhabitat patches even during the S. scabiei infestation are some reasons to explain the high prevalence and abundance of particular species in scabietic ibexes. Key: 1, face; 2, neck; 3, chest; 4, back; 5, shoulder; 6, costal area; 7, lumbar sacra; 8, flanks; 9, pelvis; 10, abdomen; 11, elbow; 12, carpus; 13, groin; 14, tarsus. Different shades of grey indicate a gradient of intensity of mite infestation, light (mild infestation) to dark (severe infestation). The spread of S. scabiei and the areas of the body of Iberian ibex follow partially the division of [15]

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