Morphological and Molecular Insights into the Biodiversity of Gastrointestinal Parasites from Canadian Grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis) and Black Bears (Ursus americanus)
Classical and molecular parasitology are powerful tools for clinical diagnostics, for disease transmission surveys, and for designing strategies to control infections and outbreaks. Parasite communities have been demonstrated to strongly affect host population dynamics and viability. The absence of...
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ftunivcalgary:oai:prism.ucalgary.ca:11023/1403 2023-08-27T04:12:26+02:00 Morphological and Molecular Insights into the Biodiversity of Gastrointestinal Parasites from Canadian Grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis) and Black Bears (Ursus americanus) Catalano, Stefano Duignan, Padraig 2014 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1403 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27007 eng eng Graduate Studies Veterinary Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Catalano, S. (2014). Morphological and Molecular Insights into the Biodiversity of Gastrointestinal Parasites from Canadian Grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis) and Black Bears (Ursus americanus) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27007 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27007 http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1403 University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Forestry and Wildlife Parasitology Veterinary Science master thesis 2014 ftunivcalgary https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27007 2023-08-06T06:22:31Z Classical and molecular parasitology are powerful tools for clinical diagnostics, for disease transmission surveys, and for designing strategies to control infections and outbreaks. Parasite communities have been demonstrated to strongly affect host population dynamics and viability. The absence of baseline data, and the potential detrimental effects on host health, supported the investigation of the gastrointestinal parasite fauna of free-living grizzlies (Ursus arctos horribilis) and black bears (Ursus americanus) from Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The study provided new insights into parasite biodiversity and infection patterns in Canadian bears. For the first time, the cestode species Diphyllobothrium dendtriticum, Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, and Taenia arctos have been unequivocally identified in North American bears. The present research also elucidated the systematics of the ursine hookworm species Uncinaria rauschi and Uncinaria yukonensis, determining their place within the family Ancylostomatidae. Master Thesis Ursus arctos PRISM - University of Calgary Digital Repository Canada British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) |
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Classical and molecular parasitology are powerful tools for clinical diagnostics, for disease transmission surveys, and for designing strategies to control infections and outbreaks. Parasite communities have been demonstrated to strongly affect host population dynamics and viability. The absence of baseline data, and the potential detrimental effects on host health, supported the investigation of the gastrointestinal parasite fauna of free-living grizzlies (Ursus arctos horribilis) and black bears (Ursus americanus) from Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. The study provided new insights into parasite biodiversity and infection patterns in Canadian bears. For the first time, the cestode species Diphyllobothrium dendtriticum, Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, and Taenia arctos have been unequivocally identified in North American bears. The present research also elucidated the systematics of the ursine hookworm species Uncinaria rauschi and Uncinaria yukonensis, determining their place within the family Ancylostomatidae. |
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Morphological and Molecular Insights into the Biodiversity of Gastrointestinal Parasites from Canadian Grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis) and Black Bears (Ursus americanus) |
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Morphological and Molecular Insights into the Biodiversity of Gastrointestinal Parasites from Canadian Grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis) and Black Bears (Ursus americanus) |
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Morphological and Molecular Insights into the Biodiversity of Gastrointestinal Parasites from Canadian Grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis) and Black Bears (Ursus americanus) |
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Morphological and Molecular Insights into the Biodiversity of Gastrointestinal Parasites from Canadian Grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis) and Black Bears (Ursus americanus) |
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Morphological and Molecular Insights into the Biodiversity of Gastrointestinal Parasites from Canadian Grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis) and Black Bears (Ursus americanus) |
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morphological and molecular insights into the biodiversity of gastrointestinal parasites from canadian grizzly (ursus arctos horribilis) and black bears (ursus americanus) |
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Catalano, S. (2014). Morphological and Molecular Insights into the Biodiversity of Gastrointestinal Parasites from Canadian Grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis) and Black Bears (Ursus americanus) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27007 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27007 http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1403 |
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University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. |
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