Parasite-host interactions in an arctic goose colony

• Main Author: Harriman, Vanessa Brooke
• Other Authors: Wobeser, Gary A., Alisauskas, Ray T.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Ceratophyllus vagabundus; Chen caerulescens caerulescens; Chen rossii; reproduction; parasite abundance; nest success; host-parasite interactions; goose; flea; ectoparasite; Arctic; Nunavut; Canada; Karrak Lake
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-01022007-124021

The arctic is currently experiencing some of the greatest rates of warming. Newly emerging diseases in the arctic are of particular interest due to the implications these may have at southern latitudes if temperatures continue to rise around the globe. It is important to document changes in pathogen...