| disease patterns in the detroit zoo: a study of the mammalian population from 1973 through 1983. | a retrospective study was conducted to evaluate disease patterns in the mammals at the detroit zoo from 1973 through 1983. the reindeer (rangifer tarandus), common eland (taurotragus oryx), rednecked wallaby (protemnodon rufogrisea), sitatunga (tragelaphus spekii), and kangaroo (macropus spp)- were the most frequently affected mammalian species. parasitic agents (80% of which were internal parasites) caused morbidity in 60.2% of the mammals evaluated (n = 2,475) and microbial agents caused morbi ... | 1985 | 3878354 |
| descriptive epidemiology of captive cervid herds in michigan, usa. | a study was designed to determine the species composition, disease period prevalence, and utilization of preventive practices in captive cervid herds in michigan. this is the first description of cervid farming in the united states. data for the 12 months preceding the study were collected by means of a mail questionnaire conducted from march 3 through june 28, 1993. completed questionnaires were returned by 228 of 362 (63%) farms. study respondents reported ownership of a total of 4972 (80.9%) ... | 1997 | 9208449 |
| observations on besnoitiosis in virginia opossum (didelphis virginiana) from michigan, usa. | besnoitia tissue cysts were found in five naturally-infected adult opossums (didelphis virginiana) from michigan. details of the microscopy, histopathology, ultra-structure, and genetic features of the cysts were studied to identify their species-specific traits. the materials were differentiated phenotypically from cysts of other besnoitia spp. by difference in size, pattern of tissue distribution, morphology of pellicle and nucleus, number of micronemes and rhoptries, amount of lipids and amyl ... | 2007 | 17580564 |
| a 9,000-year-old caribou hunting structure beneath lake huron. | some of the most pivotal questions in human history necessitate the investigation of archaeological sites that are now under water. nine thousand years ago, the alpena-amberley ridge (aar) beneath modern lake huron was a dry land corridor that connected northeast michigan to southern ontario. the newly discovered drop 45 drive lane is the most complex hunting structure found to date beneath the great lakes. the site and its associated artifacts provide unprecedented insight into the social and s ... | 2014 | 24778246 |
| michigan snow skiing techniques all wrong for the caribous. | | 1978 | 625250 |