Essays about: "Ectoparasite"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Ectoparasite.

  1. 1. Temperature dependent preening behaviour in common guillemots Uria aalge

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources

    Author : Saga-Savanna Kynman; [2023]
    Keywords : common guillemot; common murre; seabirds; Stora Karlsö; heatstress; temperature; preening; allopreening;

    Abstract : As global temperature increase, new thermal conditions may challenge the physiological limits of endotherms. Examining the direct effects of extreme temperatures is an important component in understanding how these physiological limits may impact an organism’s behaviour, breeding success and survival. READ MORE

  3. 2. Parasite burden and reproductive success

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Monica Höjerslev; [2018]
    Keywords : parasiter; parasitbelastning; reproduktion; reproduktionsframgång; sexuella signaler; ornament;

    Abstract : Reproduction is fundamental for passing on genes and secure species survival. One crucial point of this is mate choice, mating with an unbeneficial partner, they risk less advantageous offspring than if a better mate had been chosen. To be able to make these choices, sexual signals, or ornaments, are very useful tools. READ MORE

  4. 3. Poultry red mites in Swedish laying hen flocks : occurrence and efficacy to a selection of acaricides

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Emelie Gunnarsson; [2017]
    Keywords : poultry red mite; Dermanyssus gallinae; laying hen; efficacy; occurrence;

    Abstract : The poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae is a blood-feeding ectoparasite commonly found in poultry facilities. It has an adverse effect on health and welfare of laying hens around the world. A common method used for control of D. gallinae is the use of acaricides (pesticides used against mites). READ MORE

  5. 4. Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latu in rodents from two areas with varying wild ungulate densities in Southern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Jimmy Nyman; [2017]
    Keywords : Borrelia Burgdorferi sensu lato; DNA; external oligonucleotides; infection probability; prevalence; rodents; ungulates;

    Abstract : On a global scale, zoonotic vector-borne diseases pose an increasing threat towards human health. In Europe, the haemotophagous ectoparasite sheep tick (Ixodes ricinus) acts as a pathogen vector for diseases like tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease with increasing annual incidences during the last decades. READ MORE

  6. 5. Smärtlindrande effekt av EMLA-kräm vid djupa hudskrap

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Stina Bitén; [2014]
    Keywords : EMLA; Demodex; Smärta; Djupa hudskrap; Visual analogue Scale;

    Abstract : Demodikos är en parasitär hudsjukdom som uppstår när ektoparasiten, Demodex spp., förökar sig okontrollerat. Demodexkvalster ingår i hudens normalflora och vad som är etiologin bakom den patologiska förökningen är fortfarande oklart. READ MORE