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Ectoparasite load assessment (Sciuridae)

Subcategory: parasite monitoring
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

Regular combing of trapped marmots to count fleas displaced onto white flannel cloth, with counts standardized by body mass.

Typical Equipment

  • white flannel cloth
  • combing equipment
  • scales for weighing

Output Measurements

  • flea count per kilogram

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

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Social attributes and associated performance measures in marmots: bigger male bullies and weakly affiliating females have higher annual reproductive success

2012Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiologyusing