<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kayla J. Buhler</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gustaf Samelius</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ray T. Alisauskas</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Emily Jenkins</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fur loss syndrome and lice infestations observed on Arctic foxes in central Nunavut, Canada</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Canadian Science Publishing</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arctic fox</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ectoparasites</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">fur loss</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">lice</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nunavut</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dec-01-2021</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2021-0005</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">872-878</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;jats p=&quot;&quot;&gt; As temperatures in the circumpolar north continue to warm, shifts in species distribution and the breakdown of environmental barriers for arthropods may impact the diversity and distribution of ectoparasites in Arctic ecosystems. In May 2019, fur loss over the neck and shoulders was observed on Arctic foxes in a terrestrial Arctic ecosystem (Karrak Lake) in central Nunavut, Canada. This was inconsistent with normal patterns of shedding winter fur and had not been observed on Arctic foxes in this population over the previous 19 years of live-trapping. Operculated eggs attached to hair shafts were collected from one affected fox. Conventional PCR using universal louse primers targeting conserved regions of mitochondrial 12S and 16S rDNA confirmed that the eggs belonged to the order Phthiraptera. Sequencing results were inconclusive at the species level. Further investigation revealed a single unpublished report of an Arctic fox with similar fur loss trapped on mainland Nunavut, in 1997. Adult lice collected from this fox were identified as sucking lice (potentially from the genus Linognathus). Our findings emphasize the need for further monitoring and have significant implications for trappers and wildlife management, as infestations negatively impact the pelt quality of these important furbearers. &lt;/jats&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;(lac Karrak) dans le centre du Nunavut, au Canada. Cela ne correspondait pas aux sch&amp;eacute;mas &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;normaux de mue de fourrure hivernale et n&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;avait pas &amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; observ&amp;eacute; chez les renards arctiques &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;de cette population au cours des 19 ann&amp;eacute;es pr&amp;eacute;c&amp;eacute;dentes de pi&amp;eacute;geage vivant. Des&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&amp;oelig;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;ufs &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;opercul&amp;eacute;s attach&amp;eacute;s aux tiges des poils ont &amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; recueillis sur un renard affect&amp;eacute;. Une PCR con&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;ventionnelle utilisant des amorces universelles de pou ciblant des r&amp;eacute;gions conserv&amp;eacute;es de&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br role=&quot;presentation&quot; /&gt;
	&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;l&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;ADNr 12S et 16S mitochondrial a confirm&amp;eacute; que les&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&amp;oelig;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;ufs appartenaient &amp;agrave; l&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;ordre des &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Phthiraptera. Les r&amp;eacute;sultats du s&amp;eacute;quen&amp;ccedil;age n&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&amp;eacute;taient pas concluants au niveau de l&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;esp&amp;egrave;ce. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Une enqu&amp;ecirc;te plus pouss&amp;eacute;e a r&amp;eacute;v&amp;eacute;l&amp;eacute; un seul rapport non publi&amp;eacute; d&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;un renard arctique &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;pr&amp;eacute;sentant une perte de fourrure similaire et pi&amp;eacute;g&amp;eacute; sur la partie continentale du Nunavut,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br role=&quot;presentation&quot; /&gt;
	&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;en 1997. Les poux adultes recueillis sur ce renard ont &amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; identifi&amp;eacute;s comme des poux suceurs &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;(potentiellement du genre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Linognathus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;). Ces r&amp;eacute;sultats soulignent la n&amp;eacute;cessit&amp;eacute; d&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;une surveil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;lance plus pouss&amp;eacute;e et ont des implications importantes pour les trappeurs et la gestion de &lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;la faune, car les infestations ont un impact n&amp;eacute;gatif sur la qualit&amp;eacute; de la fourrure de ces importants animaux &amp;agrave; fourrure.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mots-cl&amp;eacute;s &lt;/strong&gt;: Renard Arctique, Nunavut, perte de fourrure, poux, ectoparasites&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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