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Parasitological examination for presence of hookworms (Uncinaria spp.) in northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) at Año Nuevo State Reserve, California (2012)
- Source :
- Parasitology Research. 111:1847-1850
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2012.
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Abstract
- Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris Gill, 1866), inhabiting rookeries on the mainland of Año Nuevo State Reserve in central California, were investigated in 2012 for presence of hookworms (Uncinaria spp.). Material collected and examined for hookworms included: blubber (n = 15), stomach and intestines (n = 21) from dead pups; feces from the rectum of weaned pups (n = 23); sand containing apparent feces in areas of weaned pups (n = 28) and sand without apparent feces in areas of weaned pups (n = 54); milk from females (n =23) at 5 days and about 23 to 26 days postpartum; and placenta from one female. Evidence of hookworm presence was not detected in any of the samples examined. Possible reasons why hookworms were not found in northern elephant seals on the mainland of Año Nuevo State Reserve are discussed.
- Subjects :
- Ancylostomatoidea
Male
Seals, Earless
Zoology
California
Aquatic organisms
Feces
Hookworm Infections
Soil
Blubber
parasitic diseases
Animals
Helminths
Rookery
General Veterinary
biology
Ecology
Animal Structures
Aquatic animal
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Caniformia
Mirounga angustirostris
Milk
Infectious Diseases
Insect Science
Female
Parasitology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14321955 and 09320113
- Volume :
- 111
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Parasitology Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....54f1548d21da3ef5965c0eeab2b31c3f