A protostrongylid nematode (Strongylida: Protostrongylidae) in woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou)

First-stage protostrongylid larvae found in faeces of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in northwestern Ontario and Manitoba may be larvae of Elaphostrongylus sp., a well-known agent of neurologic disease in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) of Eurasia.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Lankester, M. W., Crichton, V. J., Timmermann, H. R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1976
Subjects:
Rangifer tarandus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z76-079
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z76-079
Description
Summary:First-stage protostrongylid larvae found in faeces of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in northwestern Ontario and Manitoba may be larvae of Elaphostrongylus sp., a well-known agent of neurologic disease in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) of Eurasia.

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