Debilitating disease in a polyparasitised woylie (Bettongia penicillata): A diagnostic investigation
During monitoring of critically endangered woylie (Bettongia penicillata) populations within the south-west of Western Australia, an adult female woylie was euthanased after being found in extremely poor body condition with diffuse alopecia, debilitating skin lesions and severe ectoparasite infestat...
Main Authors: | Amy S. Northover, Aileen D. Elliot, Sarah Keatley, Ziyuan Lim, Adriana Botero, Amanda Ash, Alan J. Lymbery, Adrian F. Wayne, Stephanie S. Godfrey, R.C. Andrew Thompson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418300294 |
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