New Species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Ochotona hyperborea and Ochotona pallasi (Lagomorpha, Ochotonidae) in Mongolia

• Main Authors: Tinnin, David S., Jensen, Ethan T., Batsaikhan, Nyamsuren, Ganzorig, Sumiya, Gardner, Scott Lyell
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2012
• Subjects: Ochotona alpina; O. dauurica; O. pallasi; O. hyperborea; Oocysts of Eimeria dunnumi; Eimeria burti; Eimeria salazarbravoi; Mongolia; Pika; Animal Sciences; Asian Studies; Biodiversity; Environmental Sciences; Geography; Nature and Society Relations; Other Animal Sciences; Gardner; Lynch; Pacific; Tuva; taiga; ural mountains
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/biolmongol/15; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/biolmongol/article/1014/viewcontent/Erforschung_band_12_p125_134.pdf

An examination of the feces from 8 pikas collected in 1999 and from 17 pikas collected in 2009 in Mongolia revealed the presence of 3 new eimerian species. Four of the 5 species of pikas present in Mongolia were studied including: Ochotona alpina, O. dauurica, O. pallasi, and O. hyperborea. Oocysts...