Tapeworms detected in wolf populations in Central Italy (Umbria and Marche regions): A long-term study

Tapeworms detected in wolf populations in Central Italy (Umbria and Marche regions): A long-term study

Tapeworms are trophically-transmitted and multi-host parasites with a complex indirect life cycle, strictly depending on predator-prey interactions. Their presence in a free-living population, mainly definitive hosts, is arduous to study due to the complexity of collecting fecal samples. However, ep...

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Main Authors: Silvia Crotti, Sara Spina, Deborah Cruciani, Piero Bonelli, Andrea Felici, Stefano Gavaudan, Marco Gobbi, Federico Morandi, Toni Piseddu, Martina Torricelli, Benedetto Morandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Subjects:
Canis lupus italicus
Cestoda
Echinococcus granulosus
Italian wolves
Taenia serialis
Trophically-transmitted parasites
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224423000226

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