Ekto- og endoparasitter hos Kongens Skink (Egernia kingii) på Penguin Island
Wildlife species are often host to a diversity of parasites, but our knowledge of their diversity and ecology is extremely limited, especially for reptiles. Little is known about the host-parasite ecology of the Australian lizard, the King’s skink (Egernia kingii). In spring of 2015 we carried out a...
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ftsydanskunivpub:oai:sdu.dk:publications/a6625c0e-d5d9-4f5a-bd46-0591f2093749 2024-05-12T08:09:39+00:00 Ekto- og endoparasitter hos Kongens Skink (Egernia kingii) på Penguin Island Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink (Egernia kingii) on Penguin Island Stampe, Karina Larsen, Ole Næsbye Godfrey, Stephanie S 2020-09 https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/a6625c0e-d5d9-4f5a-bd46-0591f2093749 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182020000839 eng eng https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/a6625c0e-d5d9-4f5a-bd46-0591f2093749 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Stampe , K , Larsen , O N & Godfrey , S S 2020 , ' Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink (Egernia kingii) on Penguin Island ' , Parasitology , vol. 147 , no. 10 , pp. 1094-1099 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182020000839 Infection patterns parasitology scincid lizard seasonality host-parasite article 2020 ftsydanskunivpub https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182020000839 2024-04-17T15:13:14Z Wildlife species are often host to a diversity of parasites, but our knowledge of their diversity and ecology is extremely limited, especially for reptiles. Little is known about the host-parasite ecology of the Australian lizard, the King’s skink (Egernia kingii). In spring of 2015 we carried out a field-based study of a population of King’s skinks on Penguin Island (Western Australia). We documented five species of parasites, including two ectoparasitic mites (an undescribed laelapid mite and Mesolaelaps australiensis), an undescribed coccidia species, and two nematode species (Pharyngodon tiliquae and Capillaria sp.). The laelapid mite was the most abundant parasite, infesting 46.9% of the 113 captured lizards. This mite species increased in prevalence and abundance over the course of the study. Infection patterns of both mites varied with lizard life-stage; sub-adults were more commonly infested with laelapid mites than adults or juveniles, and sub-adults and adults were infested by more laelapid mites than juveniles. By contrast, adults had a higher prevalence of M. australiensis than juveniles or sub-adults. Among the gastrointestinal parasites, P. tiliquae was relatively common among the sampled lizards (35.3%). These results give new important information about reptiles as parasite hosts and what factors influence infection patterns. Article in Journal/Newspaper Penguin Island Mite University of Southern Denmark Research Portal Penguin Island ENVELOPE(-57.926,-57.926,-62.102,-62.102) Parasitology 147 10 1094 1099 |
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Wildlife species are often host to a diversity of parasites, but our knowledge of their diversity and ecology is extremely limited, especially for reptiles. Little is known about the host-parasite ecology of the Australian lizard, the King’s skink (Egernia kingii). In spring of 2015 we carried out a field-based study of a population of King’s skinks on Penguin Island (Western Australia). We documented five species of parasites, including two ectoparasitic mites (an undescribed laelapid mite and Mesolaelaps australiensis), an undescribed coccidia species, and two nematode species (Pharyngodon tiliquae and Capillaria sp.). The laelapid mite was the most abundant parasite, infesting 46.9% of the 113 captured lizards. This mite species increased in prevalence and abundance over the course of the study. Infection patterns of both mites varied with lizard life-stage; sub-adults were more commonly infested with laelapid mites than adults or juveniles, and sub-adults and adults were infested by more laelapid mites than juveniles. By contrast, adults had a higher prevalence of M. australiensis than juveniles or sub-adults. Among the gastrointestinal parasites, P. tiliquae was relatively common among the sampled lizards (35.3%). These results give new important information about reptiles as parasite hosts and what factors influence infection patterns. |
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Ekto- og endoparasitter hos Kongens Skink (Egernia kingii) på Penguin Island |
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Ekto- og endoparasitter hos Kongens Skink (Egernia kingii) på Penguin Island |
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Ekto- og endoparasitter hos Kongens Skink (Egernia kingii) på Penguin Island |
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ekto- og endoparasitter hos kongens skink (egernia kingii) på penguin island |
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Stampe , K , Larsen , O N & Godfrey , S S 2020 , ' Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink (Egernia kingii) on Penguin Island ' , Parasitology , vol. 147 , no. 10 , pp. 1094-1099 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182020000839 |
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