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Gastrointestinal parasites of two populations of Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) from north-east Greenland
Christian M. O. KapelNiels Martin SchmidtPipaluk Nynne Skamris AndreassenOlivier GilgMartin Ulrich ChristensenMohammad Nafi Solaiman Al-sabiBenoît SittlerHeidi L. Enemarksubject
0106 biological sciences0301 basic medicineVulpesEucoleus boehmiZoologyOceanography010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesToxascaris leoniana03 medical and health scienceslcsh:OceanographyEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Environmental Chemistry[SDV.MP.PAR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/ParasitologyToxascaris leonina14. Life underwaterlcsh:GC1-1581lcsh:Environmental sciencesGeneral Environmental ScienceTaenia crassicepslcsh:GE1-350Toxascaris leoninabiologyAncylostomatidaeTaeniaEcologyfaecal analysis030108 mycology & parasitologybiology.organism_classificationTaenia serialisArcticLagopusTaeniaArctic parasites[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecologycoprological examinationdescription
Parasitological examination of 275 faecal samples from Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) collected at Zackenberg Valley and Karupelv Valley in north-east Greenland from 2006 to 2008 was conducted using sieving and microscopy. Overall, 125 (45.5%) samples contained parasite eggs of Taenia crassiceps, Taenia serialis, Toxascaris leonina, Eucoleus boehmi, Physalopteridae and Ancylostomatidae, and Strongyloides-like larvae. As long-term ecological studies are conducted at both sampling locations, the present findings constitute a baseline data set for further parasitological monitoring.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-16 | Polar Research |