Blar i Artikkel - fagfellevurdert vitenskapelig / Articles - peer-reviewed på forfatter "Davidson, Rebecca K."
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A circumpolar parasite: Evidence of a cryptic undescribed species of sucking louse, Linognathus sp., collected from Arctic foxes, Vulpes lagopus, in Nunavut (Canada) and Svalbard (Norway)
Buhler, Kayla J.; Snyman, Louwtjie P.; Fuglei, Eva; Davidson, Rebecca K.; Ptochos, Sokratis; Galloway, Terry; Jenkins, Emily (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The North has experienced unprecedented rates of warming over the past few decades, impacting the survival and development of insects and the pathogens that they carry. Since 2019, Arctic foxes from Canada (Nunavut) have ... -
Endoparasites in a Norwegian moose (Alces alces) population – Faunal diversity, abundance and body condition
Davidson, Rebecca K.; Licina, Tina; Gorini, Lucrezia; Milner, Jos M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Many health surveillance programs for wild cervids do not include routine parasite screening despite evidence that gastrointestinal parasites can affect wildlife population dynamics by influencing host fecundity and survival. ... -
Parasite Spillover from Domestic Sheep to Wild Reindeer—The Role of Salt Licks
Utaaker, Kjersti Selstad; Ytrehus, Bjørnar; Davey, Marie Louise; Fossøy, Frode; Davidson, Rebecca K.; Miller, Andrea; Robertsen, Per-Anders; Strand, Olav; Rauset, Geir Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-01-25)Abstract: Attraction sites are important for environmental pathogen transmission and spillover. Yet, their role in wildlife disease dynamics is often poorly substantiated. Herein, we study the role of salt licks as potential ... -
Why are Svalbard Arctic foxes Brucella spp. seronegative?
Nymo, Ingebjørg Helena; Fuglei, Eva; Mørk, Torill; Breines, Eva Marie; Holmgren, Karin Elisabeth; Davidson, Rebecca K.; Tryland, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) are susceptible to smooth Brucella (s-Brucella) infection and may be exposed to such bacteria through the consumption of infected marine mammals, as implied by the finding of s-Brucella ...