The occurrence and ecology of Toxoplasma gondii in a terrestrial arctic food web

• Main Author: Elmore, Stacey
• Other Authors: Jenkins, Emily J., Chilton, Neil, Gajadhar, Alvin A., McLaughlin, Phil, Huyvaert, Kathryn P., Kutz, Susan J.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Saskatchewan 2015
• Subjects: Toxoplasma gondii; arctic fox; lemmings; geese; occupancy modeling; Arctic; Karrak Lake; Nunavut; Arctic Fox
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2015-02-1976

The occurrence and ecology of the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii in arctic wildlife is not well understood. Transmission cycles, especially in terrestrial systems, are enigmatic because environmentally resistant oocysts, shed by felid definitive hosts, might be less responsible for transmis...