Tick and flea infestation in a captive Margay <i>Leopardus wiedii</i> (Schinz, 1821) (Carnivora: Felidae: Felinae) in Peru

Interaction between wild and domestic animals can increase the risk for transmission of parasites in both directions, and thus, affects the ecology of diseases. Wild felids have been proven to be sensitive to infectious agents commonly found in domestic animals, and those agents have had detrimental...

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Main Authors: M. Quevedo, L. Gomez, J. Lescano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2014-02-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/975