Chewing lice Trichodectes pinguis pinguis in Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus arctos)

In April 2014 and 2015, we noted localized alopecia (neck, forelimbs, and chest) and hyperpigmentation on two adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) captured in central-south Sweden for ecological studies under the Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project. In spring 2015, a brown bear was shot because of...

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Main Authors: Núria Fandos Esteruelas, Jonas Malmsten, Caroline Bröjer, Giulio Grandi, Anders Lindström, Paul Brown, Jon E. Swenson, Alina L. Evans, Jon M. Arnemo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224416300074