| the parasitic eyeworm oxyspirura petrowi as a possible cause of decline in the threatened lesser prairie-chicken (tympanuchus pallidicinctus). | lesser prairie-chickens (tympanuchus pallidicinctus) have been declining range wide since the early 1900's despite efforts to establish conservation and improve their habitat. in early 2014, the lesser prairie-chicken was listed as a threatened species under the u.s endangered species act and the need to find out why they are declining is more important than ever. nine hunter shot lesser prairie-chickens were donated and sampled for the presence or absence of the eyeworm oxyspirura petrowi, a kn ... | 2014 | 25250776 |