Chewing lice Trichodectes pinguis pinguis in Scandinavian brown bears ( Ursus arctos )
In April 2014 and 2015, we noted localized alopecia (neck, forelimbs, and chest) and hyperpigmentation on two adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) captured in central-south Sweden for ecological studies under the Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project. In spring 2015, a brown bear was shot because of...
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fthsinnlandet:oai:brage.inn.no:11250/2430652 2024-03-03T08:49:17+00:00 Chewing lice Trichodectes pinguis pinguis in Scandinavian brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) Esteruelas, Nuria Fandos Malmsten, Jonas Bröjer, Caroline Grandi, Giulio Lindström, Anders Brown, Paul Swenson, Jon E. Evans, Alina L. Arnemo, Jon Martin 2016 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2430652 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2016.02.002 eng eng Elsevier http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2430652 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2016.02.002 134-138 International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife Alopecia Biting lice Brown bear Sweden Trichodectes pinguis Ursus arctos VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 Journal article Peer reviewed 2016 fthsinnlandet https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2016.02.002 2024-02-02T12:42:09Z In April 2014 and 2015, we noted localized alopecia (neck, forelimbs, and chest) and hyperpigmentation on two adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) captured in central-south Sweden for ecological studies under the Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project. In spring 2015, a brown bear was shot because of human- wildlife conflict in the same region. This bear also had extensive alopecia and hyperpigmentation. Ec- toparasites were collected from the affected skin areas in all three individuals and preserved in ethanol for identification. Based on morphological characteristics, the lice were identified as Trichodectes spp. and Trichodectes pinguis pinguis. To our knowledge, these are the first reported cases of chewing lice in free- ranging brown bears in Scandinavia. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Høgskolen i Innlandet: Brage INN International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 5 2 134 138 |
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Alopecia Biting lice Brown bear Sweden Trichodectes pinguis Ursus arctos VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 Esteruelas, Nuria Fandos Malmsten, Jonas Bröjer, Caroline Grandi, Giulio Lindström, Anders Brown, Paul Swenson, Jon E. Evans, Alina L. Arnemo, Jon Martin Chewing lice Trichodectes pinguis pinguis in Scandinavian brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) |
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In April 2014 and 2015, we noted localized alopecia (neck, forelimbs, and chest) and hyperpigmentation on two adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) captured in central-south Sweden for ecological studies under the Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project. In spring 2015, a brown bear was shot because of human- wildlife conflict in the same region. This bear also had extensive alopecia and hyperpigmentation. Ec- toparasites were collected from the affected skin areas in all three individuals and preserved in ethanol for identification. Based on morphological characteristics, the lice were identified as Trichodectes spp. and Trichodectes pinguis pinguis. To our knowledge, these are the first reported cases of chewing lice in free- ranging brown bears in Scandinavia. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Esteruelas, Nuria Fandos Malmsten, Jonas Bröjer, Caroline Grandi, Giulio Lindström, Anders Brown, Paul Swenson, Jon E. Evans, Alina L. Arnemo, Jon Martin |
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Esteruelas, Nuria Fandos Malmsten, Jonas Bröjer, Caroline Grandi, Giulio Lindström, Anders Brown, Paul Swenson, Jon E. Evans, Alina L. Arnemo, Jon Martin |
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Chewing lice Trichodectes pinguis pinguis in Scandinavian brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) |
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Chewing lice Trichodectes pinguis pinguis in Scandinavian brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) |
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Chewing lice Trichodectes pinguis pinguis in Scandinavian brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) |
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Chewing lice Trichodectes pinguis pinguis in Scandinavian brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) |
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Chewing lice Trichodectes pinguis pinguis in Scandinavian brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) |
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chewing lice trichodectes pinguis pinguis in scandinavian brown bears ( ursus arctos ) |
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Ursus arctos |
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