Parasitic findings on threatened pudu deer from Central Chile accounts first genetic characterization of lice parasitizing P. puda in Chile and the first molecular report of Taenia hydatigena metacestodes in this species
Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2024 |
Authors: | T. Muñoz-Caro, González, M. Fernanda, Villalobos, R., Hidalgo, A. |
Journal: | Veterinary Quarterly |
Volume: | 44 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pagination: | 1-8 |
Date Published: | Jan-19-2024 |
Type of Article: | Open Access |
ISSN: | 0165-2176, 1875-5941 |
Keywords: | Chile, lice, louse, Southern pudu, Taenia hydatigena, Threatened species, wildlife conservation |
Abstract: | Southern pudu (Pudu puda) is a threatened endemic deer of the temperate forests of Chile. In recent years pudu populations rates have decreased mainly due to anthropogenic causes including forest loss and landscape fragmentation. In this context, the parasitic fauna of |
URL: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01652176.2024.2302027 |
DOI: | 10.1080/01652176.2024.2302027 |