The case of the blood-covered egg: ectoparasite abundance in an arctic goose colony

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Harriman, V. B., Alisauskas, R. T., Wobeser, G. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2008
• Subjects: Nunavut
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z08-074; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/Z08-074; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/Z08-074

Since 1991, blood-covered eggs have been noted in nests of Ross’s ( Chen rossii (Cassin, 1861)) and lesser snow ( Chen caerulescens caerulescens (L., 1758)) geese at the Karrak Lake colony, Nunavut, Canada. Fleas ( Ceratophyllus vagabundus vagabundus (Boheman, 1866)) were subsequently observed to be...