Organochlorine Pesticides Residues in Blood of Peridomestic Populations of Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) from Ex-Henequen Rural Localities of Yucatan, Mexico
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DOI: 10.1007/s00244-019-00685-y
Abstract: Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used for many decades, both for the control of pests in agriculture and for the control of vectors of human and animal diseases. Several recent studies have reported significant concentrations… read more here.
Keywords: opossum didelphis; yucatan mexico; organochlorine pesticides; populations virginia ... See more keywords
Histopathological changes in the liver and stomach of Didelphis virginiana (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) during natural infection with Gnathostoma turgidum (Nematoda: Gnathostomidae)
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x17000980
Abstract: Abstract Gnathostoma turgidum is a nematode parasite that exploits the stomach of Virginian opossums, Didelphis virginiana, in Latin America. The opossum is the definitive host of G. turgidum in the wild. Intrahepatic growth and maturation… read more here.
Keywords: natural infection; gnathostoma turgidum; didelphis virginiana; changes liver ... See more keywords
Contemporary range expansion of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) impacted by humans and snow cover
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2017-0071
Abstract: Range expansions are key demographic events driven by factors such as climate change and human intervention that ultimately influence the genetic composition of peripheral populations. The expansion of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792)… read more here.
Keywords: expansion virginia; opossum didelphis; range; virginia opossum ... See more keywords