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Burrows with resources have greater visitation and may enhance mange transmission among wombats
Citation
Martin, AM and Ricardo, H and Tompros, A and Fraser, TA and Polkinghorne, A and Carver, S, Burrows with resources have greater visitation and may enhance mange transmission among wombats, Australian Mammalogy, 41, (2) pp. 287-290. ISSN 0310-0049 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2019 Australian Mammal Society
DOI: doi:10.1071/AM18013
Abstract
Environmental exposure to Sarcoptes scabiei mites in burrows is considered the dominant mechanism of sarcoptic mange transmission among wombats. We document elevated activity of bare-nosed wombats at a burrow with subterranean water access relative to burrows without this resource, suggesting that some burrows may contribute more to mange transmission than others.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | behaviour, disease, ectoparasite, environment, parasitology, Vombatidae, epidemiology |
| Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
| Research Group: | Veterinary sciences |
| Research Field: | Veterinary parasitology |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
| Objective Group: | Terrestrial systems and management |
| Objective Field: | Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments |
| UTAS Author: | Martin, AM (Ms Alynn Martin) |
| UTAS Author: | Fraser, TA (Ms Tamieka Fraser) |
| UTAS Author: | Carver, S (Associate Professor Scott Carver) |
| ID Code: | 149603 |
| Year Published: | 2019 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 9 |
| Deposited By: | Zoology |
| Deposited On: | 2022-04-05 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-05-13 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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