TY - JOUR
T1 - Gastrointestinal parasites of two populations of Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) from north-east Greenland
AU - Andreassen, Pipaluk Nynne Skamris
AU - Schmidt, Niels Martin
AU - Kapel, Christian
AU - Christensen, Martin Ulrich
AU - Sittler, Benoît
AU - Gilg, Olivier
AU - Enemark, Heidi Larsen
AU - Al-Sabi, Mohammad Nafi Solaiman
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Arctic parasites
KW - coprological examination
KW - Eucoleus boehmi
KW - faecal analysis
KW - Taenia
KW - Toxascaris leonina
U2 - 10.1080/17518369.2017.1308667
DO - 10.1080/17518369.2017.1308667
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85043586892
SN - 0800-0395
VL - 36
JO - Polar Research
JF - Polar Research
IS - sup 1
M1 - 13
ER -