The use of Cydectin® by wildlife carers to treat sarcoptic mange in free-ranging bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus).
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-020-07012-8
Abstract: Wombats suffer from sarcoptic mange, a mite infection that ultimately leads to their death from secondary infections. In 2017, wildlife carers were granted legal approval to treat bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus) for sarcoptic mange in… read more here.
Keywords: nosed wombats; sarcoptic mange; cydectin; bare nosed ... See more keywords
Contrasting population manipulations reveal resource competition between two large marsupials: bare-nosed wombats and eastern grey kangaroos.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-04959-y
Abstract: Resource competition is an important interaction that can structure ecological communities, but is difficult to demonstrate in nature, and rarely demonstrated for large mammals including marsupials. We analysed 10 years of population survey data to investigate… read more here.
Keywords: nosed wombats; resource competition; competition; bare nosed ... See more keywords
Environmental suitability of bare-nosed wombat burrows for Sarcoptes scabiei
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.08.003
Abstract: Some of the most important pathogens affecting wildlife are transmitted indirectly via the environment. Yet the environmental stages of pathogens are often poorly understood, relative to infection in the host, making this an important research… read more here.
Keywords: wombat; mite survival; nosed wombat; wombat burrows ... See more keywords