Table 3 Prevalence and mean abundance of ectoparasite (lice and ticks) species collected from 194 Iberian ibexes (yearling and adults) of both sexes. The confidence interval (CI 95 %) for prevalence and mean abundance are also presented
From: Sarcoptes scabiei infestation does not alter the stability of ectoparasite communities
Species | Period | Total no. examined | No. infested | Prevalence (95 % CI) | Mean abundance (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bovicola crassipes | Annual | 194 | 43 | 0.22 (0.17–0.29) | 2.19 (1.13–5.56) |
Winter | 80 | 22 | 0.28 (0.19–0.39) | 3.38 (1.25–10.21) | |
Spring | 72 | 15 | 0.21 (0.13–0.32) | 1.76 (0.69–5.06) | |
Summer | 11 | 3 | 0.27 (0.07–0.59) | 1.09 (0.09–3.45) | |
Autumn | 31 | 3 | 0.09 (0.01–0.25) | 0.48 (0.03–1.94) | |
Linognathus stenopsis | Annual | 194 | 39 | 0.20 (0.15–0.27) | 3.49 (1.57–8.23) |
Winter | 80 | 23 | 0.29 (0.20–0.40) | 5.18 (1.92–17.24) | |
Spring | 72 | 9 | 0.13 (0.06–0.22) | 2.72 (0.44–11.43) | |
Summer | 11 | 2 | 0.18 (0.03–0.50) | 2.64 (0.00–9.45) | |
Autumn | 31 | 5 | 0.16 (0.07–0.34) | 1.26 (0.35–3.32) | |
Dermacentor marginatus | Annual | 194 | 10 | 0.05 (0.03–0.09) | 0.21 (0.08–0.52) |
Winter | 80 | 5 | 0.06 (0.03–0.14) | 0.34 (0.08–1.24) | |
Spring | 72 | 5 | 0.07 (0.03–0.15) | 0.18 (0.04–0.47) | |
Summer | 11 | 0 | na | na | |
Autumn | 31 | 0 | na | na | |
Haemaphysalis sp. | Annual | 194 | 34 | 0.18 (0.13–0.22) | 0.64 (0.41–0.99) |
Winter | 80 | 21 | 0.26 (0.17–0.37) | 0.95 (0.56–1.79) | |
Spring | 72 | 6 | 0.08 (0.03–0.20) | 0.40 (0.13–1.11) | |
Summer | 11 | 1 | na | na | |
Autumn | 31 | 6 | 0.19 (0.09–0.37) | 0.52 (0.19–0.97) | |
Rhipicephalus sp. | Annual | 194 | 92 | 0.47 (0.40–0.55) | 3.38 (2.64–4.30) |
Winter | 80 | 41 | 0.51 (0.40–0.62) | 3.40 (2.38–4.80) | |
Spring | 72 | 35 | 0.49 (0.37–0.60) | 3.94 (2.57–5.56) | |
Summer | 11 | 5 | 0.46 (0.20–0.74) | 4.82 (1.09–14.82) | |
Autumn | 31 | 11 | 0.36 (0.21–0.53) | 1.48 (0.68–2.71) |