| eimeria lancasterensis (apicomplexa: eimeriidae) from the eastern fox squirrel, sciurus niger (rodentia: sciuridae), in north-central texas. | eimeria lancasterensis joseph, 1969, is reported for the first time from the feces of 10 of 11 (91%) eastern fox squirrels, sciurus niger ludovicianus, in dallas and johnson counties, texas. oocyst measurements were similar to those reported previously from the eastern gray squirrel, sciurus carolinensis carolinensis, in massachusetts. except for our observation of a substieda body, oocyst morphology was identical to the original description of e. lancasterensis. | 1989 | 2760777 |
| hematologic values for free-ranging urban gray squirrels (sciurus c carolinensis). | gray squirrels (sciurus carolinensis carolinensis) (n=180) from jacksonville, fl, were examined for hematologic values: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, packed cell volume, hemoglobin (hb) concentration, erythrocyte and leukocyte counts, differential leukocyte counts, blood platelet counts, hb electrophoresis, and erythrocyte fragility. results were compared by age and by sex of the squirrels and by month of capture. | 1976 | 1247206 |