Some Ectoparasites and Pathogens of the Point Arena Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra)

The Point Arena Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra) is one of seven subspecies of mountain beaver, and occurs as an entirely disjunct population of southcentral coastal Mendocino County, CA. Although the Point Arena Mountain Beaver was listed as "endangered" in 1991 under the federal E...

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Published in:Northwestern naturalist (Olympia, Wash.) Wash.), 2010-09, Vol.91 (2), p.225-229
Main Authors: Hunter, John E., Mazurek, M. J., Nieto, Nathan C., Foley, Janet F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aplodontia rufa nigra
Beavers
Biological taxonomies
California
Conservation
Ectoparasites
Endangered & extinct species
Fleas
GENERAL NOTES
Habitats
Leptospira
Mendocino County
Mites
Parasite hosts
Parasites
Pathogens
Point Arena Mountain Beaver
Polymerase chain reaction
Species
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Summary:The Point Arena Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra) is one of seven subspecies of mountain beaver, and occurs as an entirely disjunct population of southcentral coastal Mendocino County, CA. Although the Point Arena Mountain Beaver was listed as "endangered" in 1991 under the federal Endangered Species Act, there are few published scientific papers regarding the biology of this subspecies, and none regarding its parasites or pathogens. Here, Hunter et al survey the ectoparasite fauna of the Point Arena Mountain Beaver and estimated the prevalence of ectoparasite infestation (the proportion of individuals in the host population that are parasitized by each taxon) to provide information on disease or other threats that might affect the subspecies.
ISSN:1051-1733
1938-5315
DOI:10.1898/NWN09-20.1