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The Sucking Louse Fauna Of Mongolian Rodents: Host Associations, Molecular Phylogenetics And Description Of Two New Species, Chase N. Robinson
The Sucking Louse Fauna Of Mongolian Rodents: Host Associations, Molecular Phylogenetics And Description Of Two New Species, Chase N. Robinson
Honors College Theses
This study aimed to screen Mongolian rodents for sucking lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Anoplura) to better understand host-parasite associations for this understudied region. Nine species, including 3 previously undescribed, from 4 genera were identified. A molecular phylogeny based on 2 mitochondrial genes of collected louse specimens is included.
Taxonomic Revision Of The Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) Spinulosa Subgroup, Parasites Of Carnivores And Other Mammals In Sub-Saharan Africa, Jackson A. Tomlinson
Taxonomic Revision Of The Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) Spinulosa Subgroup, Parasites Of Carnivores And Other Mammals In Sub-Saharan Africa, Jackson A. Tomlinson
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Nine new species of Haemaphysalis are here described based on a morphological analysis of 7,077 adult specimens stored in the U.S. National Tick Collection (Georgia Southern, Statesboro, USA) and collected from various carnivores (Carnivora: Canidae, Felidae, Herpestidae, Hyaenidae, Mustelidae, Nandiniidae, Viverridae) and hedgehogs (Erinaceomorpha: Erinaceidae); few specimens were found on hares (Lagomorpha: Leporidae), various rodents (Rodentia: Bathyergidae, Cricetidae, Muridae, Nesomyidae, Pedetidae, Sciuridae, Spalacidae) and other mammals (Artiodactyla, Chiroptera, Hyracoidea, Perissodactyla, Primates, and Soricomorpha) in 29 sub-Saharan African countries. In addition to descriptions of new species, 4 species, namely H. spinulosa Neumann, 1906, H. muhsamae Santos Dias, 1954, H …
Impact Of Seasonal And Host-Related Factors On The Intestinal Microbiome And Cestode Community Of Sorex Cinereus And Sorex Monticola, Katelyn D. Cranmer
Impact Of Seasonal And Host-Related Factors On The Intestinal Microbiome And Cestode Community Of Sorex Cinereus And Sorex Monticola, Katelyn D. Cranmer
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The intestinal microbiome of mammals plays a significant role in host health and response to environmental stimuli and can include both beneficial native bacteria as well as parasitic worms. In this study, I examined the intestinal cestode and bacterial communities of two closely related species of shrew, Sorex monticola and Sorex cinereus, over a six month period in 2016. Specimens were collected approximately every three weeks from May to October from the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Cowles, New Mexico. A total of 79 shrews were prepared with the gastrointestinal tracts removed and flash-frozen in liquid nitrogen. An additional …