Intestinal parasites of sympatric Pan troglodytes and Papio Spp. at two sites: Gombe (Tanzania) and Mt. Assirik (Senegal).

Autor: McGrew WC; Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Scotland., Tutin CEG; Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Scotland., Collins DA; Department of Zoology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland., File SK; Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of primatology [Am J Primatol] 1989; Vol. 17 (2), pp. 147-155.
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.1350170204
Abstrakt: Experimental and clinical parasitology need natural baselines or "controls". We present normative data intestinal parasite loads in two genera of African primates. Wild Pan troglodytes and Papio spp. were studied at two sites: Gombe in Tanzania (P. anubis) and Mt. Assirik in Senegal (P. papio). Presence or absence of parasites, especially nematodes, was recorded from fecal specimens. Gombe's primates were more often infected than were Mt. Assirik's. At Gombe, but not at Mt. Assirik, chimpanzees seemed to have a higher incidence of infection than baboons. Comparison of three baboon troops yielded apparent differences in prevalence of infection. No differences in infection were found between the wet and dry seasons in Mt. Assirik's chimpanzees.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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