Publications
| notoedric mange in free-ranging masked palm civets (paguma larvata) in japan. | fifty-one masked palm civets (paguma larvata) were trapped as part of a nuisance wildlife control programme between july 2001 and august 2002 in fujisawa city, kanagawa prefecture, japan. eleven civets had characteristic mange lesions with marked alopecia and crusts, caused by the burrowing epidermal mite notoedres cati. the diagnosis was confirmed by histology and examination of mites obtained from skin scrapings of affected civets. histopathology of lesions demonstrated moderate hyperplastic e ... | 2003 | 14678446 |
| estimated months of parturition and litter size in female masked palm civets (paguma larvata) in kanagawa prefecture and tokyo metropolis. | reproduction of the masked palm civet (paguma larvata) has not been well investigated in japan. we examined 361 female masked palm civets harvested as nuisance animals between april 2007 and march 2009 in kanagawa prefecture and tokyo metropolis. pregnant animals and placental scars-bearing animals were found only in 12 months old and over. in these animals, the observed rate of pregnant animals was 13.7% (29/212) and that of placental scar-bearing animals was 29.2% (62/212). the number of fetus ... | 2011 | 20877151 |