Associations with environmental and host parameters were assessed to describe tick
parasitism patterns in two medium-sized mammals of the Atlantic rainforest region of
Argentina. Ticks found on 93 specimens of Nasua nasua and 26 specimens of Didelphis
aurita captured at six sites in the Iguazú National Park were collected. Generalized linear
models were constructed to explain the presence and abundance of ticks and the most
appropriate ones were selected after stepwise simplification. The season, site and host body …