Differential parasitism of Peromyscus maniculatus and Peromyscus truei by Cuterebra larvae

Authors

Jeffrey B. Llewellyn, University of Nevada, Reno

Abstract

During a 2-month field study of sympatric Peromyscus maniculatus (Deer Mouse) and Peromyscus truei (pinyon mouse), 12/152 (7.9 percent) P. maniculatus and 1/45 (2.2 percent) P. truei were parasitized by Cuterebra larvae. Both parasitized P. maniculatus and P. truei and nonparasitized P. maniculatus selected different habitats in the community. Differential parasitism of P. maniculatus and P. truei was possibly caused by host specificity of Cuterebra, whereas differential parasitism of P. maniculatus may have been due to habitat selection.

Recommended Citation

Llewellyn, Jeffrey B. (1978) "Differential parasitism of Peromyscus maniculatus and Peromyscus truei by Cuterebra larvae," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 38: No. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol38/iss1/6