Variation in the intensity and prevalence of macroparasites in migratory caribou : a quasi-circumpolar study

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Simard, Alice-Anne, Kutz, Susan, Ducrocq, Julie, Brodeur, Vincent, Côté, Steeve D., Beckmen, Kimberlee, Taillon, Joëlle, Campbell, Mitch, Croft, Bruno, Cuyler, Christine, Davison, Tracy, Elkin, Brett, Giroux, Tina, Kelly, Allicia, Russell, Don, Veitch, Alasdair
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: National Research Council of Canada 2017
• Subjects: comparative; Parasite; Caribou; Rangifer tarandus; Helminth; Arthropod; Monitoring; Arthropode; Suivi; Hypoderma tarandi; Fascioloides magna; Taenia hydatigena; Cephenemyia trompe; helminthe; Caribou > Parasites; Greenland; Rivière aux Feuilles; Rivière George; Groenland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/13721; https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2015-0190

Comparative studies across time and geographical regions are useful to improve our understanding of the health of wildlife populations. Our goal was to study parasitism in migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus (L., 1758)) of North America and Greenland. A total of 1507 caribou were sampled across 12...