Endoparasites of the endemic Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus
The Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus is an endemic subspecies of Mountain hare and Ireland's only native lagomorph. The endoparasite community composition of the Irish hare was examined from 22 carcasses opportunistically sourced from wildlife strike events (with aircraft and vehicles) from...
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crwiley:10.2981/wlb.00717 2024-09-15T18:17:46+00:00 Endoparasites of the endemic Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus Ball, Samantha Kelly, Thomas C. Butler, Fidelma 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00717 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2981/wlb.00717 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.2981/wlb.00717 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Wildlife Biology volume 2020, issue 3, page 1-5 ISSN 1903-220X 1903-220X journal-article 2020 crwiley https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00717 2024-08-09T04:20:39Z The Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus is an endemic subspecies of Mountain hare and Ireland's only native lagomorph. The endoparasite community composition of the Irish hare was examined from 22 carcasses opportunistically sourced from wildlife strike events (with aircraft and vehicles) from three counties in the Republic of Ireland. Three parasite taxa were identified from the stomach and small intestines: Trichostrongylus retortaeformis , Graphidium strigosum and a tapeworm belonging to the genus Mosgovoyia . Overall, 50% of hares examined were host to at least one endoparasite taxon and 18% were host to more than one taxon. There was no significant correlation between parasite burden and host weight. This is the first known study of endoparasites in the Irish hare. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lepus timidus mountain hare Wiley Online Library Wildlife Biology 2020 3 1 5 |
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The Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus is an endemic subspecies of Mountain hare and Ireland's only native lagomorph. The endoparasite community composition of the Irish hare was examined from 22 carcasses opportunistically sourced from wildlife strike events (with aircraft and vehicles) from three counties in the Republic of Ireland. Three parasite taxa were identified from the stomach and small intestines: Trichostrongylus retortaeformis , Graphidium strigosum and a tapeworm belonging to the genus Mosgovoyia . Overall, 50% of hares examined were host to at least one endoparasite taxon and 18% were host to more than one taxon. There was no significant correlation between parasite burden and host weight. This is the first known study of endoparasites in the Irish hare. |
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Endoparasites of the endemic Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus |
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Endoparasites of the endemic Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus |
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Endoparasites of the endemic Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus |
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Endoparasites of the endemic Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus |
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