title: [Morphometric features of tarsus in Dermacentor reticulatus (Fabricius, 1794) (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) larvae from Polish and Slovakian populations].
abstract: Dermacentor reticulatus is widely distributed dangerous tick that usually lives in the river valleys, boggy forests, meadows, and wooded pastures. Tick populations from various regions may exhibit morphological differences. In our study we compared morphometric features of tarsus in larvae D. reticulatus from Polish and Slovakian populations. I tarsus width, III tarsus length, and length of dorsal setae of I tarsus were significantly higher in Polish populations. Indices of width to length of tarsus I and tarsus III were also significantly different in both populations. The other examined morphologic features were similar, what may result from the same environmental conditions of both populations.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Zakład Biologii i Parazytologii Akademii Medycznej w Lublinie, 20-080 Lublin, ul. Radziwiłłowska 11.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buczek
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Buczek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuśmierz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Olszewski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stanko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D010641:Phenotype; D011044:Poland; D011817:Rabbits; D018154:Slovakia; D013045:Species Specificity; D013643:Tarsus, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D014894:Weights and Measures