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Internal helminth parasites of the lesser prairie-chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus in southwestern Kansas: incidence, burden, and effects
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Internal helminth parasites of the lesser prairie-chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus in southwestern Kansas: incidence, burden, and effects |
| Names |
Robel, Robert J.
(creator) Walker, Thomas L. Jr (creator) Hagen, Christian A. (creator) Ridley, Robert K. (creator) Kemp, Kenneth E. (creator) Applegate, Roger D. (creator) |
| Date Issued | 2003 (iso8601) |
| Note | This is the publisher’s final pdf. The article is copyrighted by Nordic Council for Wildlife Research and published by Oikos Editorial Office. It can be found at: http://www.wildlifebiology.org/ |
| Abstract | We conducted a 3-year study of helminth parasites to assess their effect on the lesser prairie-chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus. Helminth parasites were found in most of the examined wild prairie chicken carcasses: 95% had eye worm Oxyspirura petrowi, 92% had stomach worm Tetrameres sp., and 59% had caecal worm Subulura sp. Few parasite burdens or incidences of infection were related to prairie chicken body mass, gender, age or season of collection. Droppings from transmitter-equipped prairie chickens were examined for parasite eggs and the data were used to determine which free-ranging prairie chickens harboured parasites. Telemetry data from 46 heavily parasitized and 52 lightly parasitized or parasite-free prairie chickens indicated no difference between mean daily movements, monthly home ranges, clutch sizes, nest success or survival. No adverse impacts were evident in the lesser prairie-chicken population from the incidences or burdens of the helminth parasites found in our study. |
| Genre | Article |
| Topic | burdens |
| Identifier | Robel, R. J., Walker Jr, T. L., Hagen, C. A., Ridley, R. K., Kemp, K. E., & Applegate, R. D. (2003). Helminth parasites of lesser prairie-chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus in southwestern Kansas: Incidence, burdens and effects. Wildlife Biology, 9(4), 341-349. |
