Temperature-dependent development and freezing survival of protostrongylid nematodes of Arctic ungulates: implications for transmission

Temperature-dependent development and freezing survival of protostrongylid nematodes of Arctic ungulates: implications for transmission

Abstract Background Umingmakstrongylus pallikuukensis and Varestrongylus eleguneniensis are two potentially pathogenic lungworms of caribou and muskoxen in the Canadian Arctic. These parasites are currently undergoing northward range expansion at differential rates. It is hypothesized that their inv...

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Main Authors: Pratap Kafle, Stephanie J. Peacock, Sarah Grond, Karin Orsel, Susan Kutz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Umingmakstrongylus pallikuukensis
Varestrongylus eleguneniensis
Threshold temperature
Degree-days
Freeze tolerance
Arctic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2946-x

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