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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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:4900439 2023-05-15T18:41:47+02:00 Chewing lice Trichodectes pinguis pinguis in Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos) Esteruelas, Núria Fandos Malmsten, Jonas Bröjer, Caroline Grandi, Giulio Lindström, Anders Brown, Paul Swenson, Jon E. Evans, Alina L. Arnemo, Jon M. 2016-03-09 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900439/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330984 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2016.02.002 en eng Elsevier http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900439/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2016.02.002 © 2016 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). CC-BY-NC-ND Article Text 2016 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2016.02.002 2016-06-26T00:53:18Z 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. Ectoparasites 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. Text Ursus arctos PubMed Central (PMC) International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 5 2 134 138 |
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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. Ectoparasites 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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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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