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.
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1976
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z76-079 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z76-079 |
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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