Hair Cortisol Concentration and Body Mass in Moose (Alces alces) Infested with Deer Keds (Lipoptena cervi)

Knut Madslien,Solveig Marie Stubsjøen,Hildegunn Viljugrein,Bjørnar Ytrehus,Erling Johan Solberg,Lucy Kapronczai,Atle Mysterud,Jacques Godfroid,David M. Janz,Marc R. L. Cattet

Hair Cortisol Concentration and Body Mass in Moose (Alces alces) Infested with Deer Keds (Lipoptena cervi)

2020

Knut Madslien
Solveig Marie Stubsjøen
Hildegunn Viljugrein
Bjørnar Ytrehus
Erling Johan Solberg
Lucy Kapronczai
Atle Mysterud
Jacques Godfroid
David M. Janz
Marc R. L. Cattet

ABSTRACT The deer ked (Lipoptena cervi), a hematophagous ectoparasite of cervids, is currently spreading in Scandinavia, and the moose (Alces alces) is its main host. However, little is known about...

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Zoology
Lipoptena cervi
Virology
Biology
Parasitism
animal health
Foraging
Infestation
positive relationship

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