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fecal flotation (Sciuridae)
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Description
Fecal sample collection and zinc sulfate flotation protocol for detecting intestinal parasites including Ascaris, Eimeria, and Entamoeba in marmot feces.
Typical Equipment
- formalin
- Ova FloatTM Zn 118
- wet slides
- microscope
Output Measurements
- Ascaris presence
- Eimeria presence
- Entamoeba presence
- parasite diversity
Papers Using This Protocol (8)
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Is the propensity to emit alarm calls associated with health status?
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Parasites Are Associated With Noisy Alarm Calls
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Are Marmot Alarm Class Condition Dependent?
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Assessing the sensitivity of foraging and vigilance to internal state and environmental variables in yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>).
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Social attributes and associated performance measures in marmots: bigger male bullies and weakly affiliating females have higher annual reproductive success
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Parasite infection and host dynamics in a naturally fluctuating rodent population
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Foraging behavior of parasitized and non-parasitized voles during new moon and full moon events
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