| parasites and the conservation of small populations: the case of baylisascaris procyonis. | human demands on natural resources result in landscape changes that facilitate the emergence of disease. most emerging diseases are zoonotic, and some of these pathogens play a role in the decline of vulnerable wildlife species. baylisascaris procyonis, the common roundworm parasite of raccoons (procyon lotor), is a well recognized zoonotic infection that has many of the properties associated with a pathogen capable of driving extinction. it is highly non-specific and frequently pathogenic with ... | 2013 | 24533336 |
| use of experimental translocations of allegheny woodrat to decipher causal agents of decline. | translocations are an important tool for wildlife conservation, although progress in the field of reintroduction biology has been hindered by the ad hoc and opportunistic nature of many translocations. we used an experimental translocation to elucidate the role of raccoon roundworm (baylisascaris procyonis) and inbreeding depression in the decline of the allegheny woodrat (neotoma magister), an endangered species. we translocated woodrats from genetically diverse populations in the core of the s ... | 2013 | 23647164 |
| prevalence of baylisascaris procyonis in habitat associated with allegheny woodrat (neotoma magister) populations in indiana. | allegheny woodrat (neotoma magister) populations have been in decline across their range since the late 1970s. hypotheses proposed to explain these declines include habitat fragmentation and loss, decreased food availability, and increased mortality from infection with baylisascaris procyonis. we investigated the prevalence of b. procyonis at raccoon (procyon lotor) latrines in woodrat cliff habitats (n = 18) along the ohio river in southern indiana in 1995. we located 275 latrines (mean = 15.3/ ... | 2012 | 22493131 |
| allegheny woodrat (neotoma magister) captive propagation to promote recovery of declining populations. | the allegheny woodrat (neotoma magister) is endemic to the eastern united states with local distributions restricted to rocky habitats within deciduous forests. over the last 40 years, woodrats have declined precipitously due to an array of human-mediated pressures. there is growing interest in the captive propagation of woodrats as a tool to promote in situ conservation, but their solitary social structure, territorial behavior, and low fecundity present challenges for the attainment of levels ... | 2014 | 24391017 |
| microsatellite dna markers for the study of allegheny woodrat (neotoma magister) populations and cross-species amplification in the genus neotoma. | | 2000 | 10849302 |