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Causes of mortality in koalas autopsied at the University of Melbourne

open access: yesAustralian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Objective To determine the causes of mortality in koalas autopsied at the University of Melbourne based on the retrospective analysis of autopsy reports. Methods The autopsy reports of 239 koalas examined at the University of Melbourne from 1970 to 2023 were reviewed to determine which of the comorbidities present was the primary cause to which death ...
L Wilson   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution of \u3ci\u3eEutarsopolipus\u3c/i\u3e (Acari: Podapolipidae) and \u3ci\u3eCrotalomorpha Camini\u3c/i\u3e (Acari: Crotalomorphidae), Ectoparasites of Stenolophus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Michigan, U.S.A. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Three acarine parasites of Stenolophus spp are described from Michigan. Eutarsopolipus elzingai Husband (Acari: Podapolipidae), previously known from eastern Kansas, Eutarsopolipus brevichelus Husband and Husband, with one Michigan record, and ...
Husband, David O, Husband, Robert W
core   +2 more sources

Ectoparasites of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Grenada, West Indies [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinary World, 2019
Background and Aim: Arthropod ectoparasites (mites, lice, ticks, and fleas) on common house rats or brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) are known to transmit zoonotic pathogens and diminish rat health.
Katelyn Noelle Thille   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ticks ( Acari : Ixodidae ) as ectoparasites of Brazilian wild birds and their association with rickettsial diseases

open access: yes, 2016
Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are obligatory hematophagous ectoparasites of a variety of vertebrate hosts and play an important role in the transmission and ecology of infectious pathogens causing diseases in humans and animals worldwide.
M. Ogrzewalska, A. Pinter
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Global impacts of exotic eucalypt plantations on wildlife

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The establishment of exotic tree plantations poses a pervasive threat to wildlife across the globe. Among the most important tree species used for forestry purposes worldwide are members of the genus Eucalyptus, which have now been established in at least 107 countries outside of their native range.
Maider Iglesias‐Carrasco   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural poultry health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
guide to keeping your flock healthy with herbs and other natural ...
Asseldonk, Tedje van   +2 more
core  

Rickettsial pathogens and arthropod vectors of medical and veterinary significance on Kwajalein Atoll and Wake Island [PDF]

open access: yesMicronesica, 2012
Modern surveys of ectoparasites and potential vector-borne pathogens in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Wake Island are poorly documented. We report on field surveys of ectoparasites from 2010 with collections from dogs, cats, and rats.
Durden, L., Utter, C.M., Reeves, W.K.
doaj  

Vaccination against ectoparasites

open access: yesParasitology, 2006
Ectoparasites of livestock are of great economic and social importance but their effective control remains difficult. The feasibility of vaccination as a novel control measure was established over a decade ago with the commercial release of a recombinant vaccine against the cattle tickBoophilus microplus. Since then, research has continued on ticks and
openaire   +4 more sources

How do parasites and predators choose their victim? A trade‐off between quality and vulnerability across antagonistic interactions

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From blood‐sucking lice and food‐stealing gulls to pandemic‐inducing viruses and egg‐eating snakes: parasites and predators are ubiquitous in shaping ecology and evolution. Fundamental to these interactions is the way in which parasites and predators choose their victim. Here, I argue that a trade‐off between host quality and vulnerability can
Mairenn C. Attwood
wiley   +1 more source

Ivermectin - old drug, new tricks? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Ivermectin is one of the most important drugs in veterinary and human medicine for the control of parasitic infection and was the joint focus of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, some 35 years after its remarkable discovery.
Devaney, Eileen   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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