Fecal parasite risk in the endangered proboscis monkey is higher in an anthropogenically managed forest environment compared to a riparian rain forest in Sabah, Borneo ...

Understanding determinants shaping infection risk of endangered wildlife is a major topic in conservation medicine. The proboscis monkey, Nasalis larvatus, an endemic primate flagship species for conservation in Borneo, is endangered through habitat loss, but can still be found in riparian lowland and mangrove forests, and in some protected areas. To assess socioecological and anthropogenic influence on intestinal helminth infections in N. larvatus, 724 fecal samples of harem and bachelor groups, varying in size and the number of juveniles, were collected between June and October 2012 from two... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Klaus, Annette
Strube, Christina
Röper, Kathrin Monika
Radespiel, Ute
Schaarschmidt, Frank
Nathan, Senthilvel
Goossens, Benoit
Zimmermann, Elke
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Verlag/Hrsg.: San Francisco
CA : Public Library of Science
Schlagwörter: Nasalis larvatus / Borneo / parasite species richness PSR / fecal parasite risk / Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary LKWS / Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary LBPMS / monkey / Dewey Decimal Classification::500 Naturwissenschaften / Dewey Decimal Classification::600 Technik::610 Medizin / Gesundheit
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29682613
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.15488/3189

Understanding determinants shaping infection risk of endangered wildlife is a major topic in conservation medicine. The proboscis monkey, Nasalis larvatus, an endemic primate flagship species for conservation in Borneo, is endangered through habitat loss, but can still be found in riparian lowland and mangrove forests, and in some protected areas. To assess socioecological and anthropogenic influence on intestinal helminth infections in N. larvatus, 724 fecal samples of harem and bachelor groups, varying in size and the number of juveniles, were collected between June and October 2012 from two study sites in Malaysian Borneo: 634 samples were obtained from groups inhabiting the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (LKWS), 90 samples were collected from groups of the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary (LBPMS), where monkeys are fed on stationary feeding platforms. Parasite risk was quantified by intestinal helminth prevalence, host parasite species richness (PSR), and eggs per gram feces (epg). Generalized ...