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Critical summer foraging tradeoffs in a subarctic ungulate
Summer diets are crucial for subarctic herbivores and are affected by weather, insect harassment and a variety of environmental changes linked to climate. We used GPS video‐camera collars to observe behavioral patterns and summer diets of migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) across Alaska, USA and Yukon, Canada.
Libby Ehlers +6 more
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We examined the summer foraging behavior of Arctic caribou to assess selection for different nutritional components across the growing season at landscape and patch scales, and determine whether foraging opportunities were constrained by insect harassment.
Heather E. Johnson +5 more
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Micro‐computed tomography was used to visualize in 3D an L1 larva of an Onchocerca species within the thoracic musculature of a blackfly, Simulium damnosum s.l., naturally infected in Ghana. There were no statistically significant differences between the mean thicknesses of the peritrophic membranes of forest and savannah blackflies killed 34–48 min ...
M. J. R. Hall +9 more
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Cutaneous myiasis in cats and dogs: Cases, predisposing conditions and risk factors
The first case of cutaneous myiasis by Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in a domestic cat Felis silvestris catus (Carnivora: Felidae) in Italy was reported. An unusual case of cutaneous myiasis in a domestic dog Canis lupus familiaris (Carnivora: Canidae) caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) was also reported.
Marco Pezzi +9 more
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Are warbles and bots related to reproductive status in West Greenland caribou?
In March-April 2008-09, using CARMA protocols, 81 cows and 16 calves were collected in West Greenland from two caribou populations; Akia-Maniitsoq (AM) and Kangerlussuaq-Sisimiut (KS). In both populations, warble larvae numbers were highest in calves and
Christine Cuyler +6 more
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Ocular myiasis due to oestridae
Ratnakar K +2 more
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Myiasis among slaughtered animals in Kashan, Iran: descriptive a veterinary entomological problem in the tropics [PDF]
Myiasis is a common veterinary entomology problem in many slaughterhouses in the tropics.The prevalence of myiasis among slaughtered cattlewas investigated in Kashan Abattoir, central Iran, in 2009.
Rouhollah Dehghani +3 more
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Common Cattle Grub, Hypoderma lineatum (Villers) (Insecta: Diptera: Oestridae)
This document provides an overview of the common cattle grub, Hypoderma lineatum, detailing its distribution, life cycle, and impact on livestock.
H. Sanchez-Arroyo
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Parasitbekämpning och renarnas kondition
Av de parasitmedel som man anvandt hade Ivomec den basta effekten på hudkorm (Oedemagena tarandi). Hos renar som behandlats med denna medicin kunde man observera varken larvar av hudkorm eller svalgkorm (Cephenemyia trompe).
M. Nieminen +2 more
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Tree Squirrel Bot Fly, Cuterebra emasculator Fitch (Insecta: Diptera: Oestridae)
This document provides an in-depth profile of the tree squirrel bot fly, Cuterebra emasculator Fitch, detailing its taxonomy, distribution, physical characteristics, life cycle, host range, and impact on hosts.
Jordan Taheri +2 more
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