Ectoparasite load assessment (Sciuridae)

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Description

Regular combing of trapped marmots to count fleas displaced onto white flannel cloth, with counts standardized by body mass.

Typical Equipment

white flannel cloth
combing equipment
scales for weighing

Output Measurements

flea count per kilogram

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

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Social attributes and associated performance measures in marmots: bigger male bullies and weakly affiliating females have higher annual reproductive success

2012Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiologyusing

Species Studied With This Protocol

Marmota flaviventris

Sciuridae1 paper

Eimeria spp.

1 paper