Burrows with resources have greater visitation and may enhance mange transmission among wombats
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DOI: 10.1071/am18013
Abstract: Environmental exposure to Sarcoptes scabiei mites in burrows is considered the dominant mechanism of sarcoptic mange transmission among wombats. We document elevated activity of bare-nosed wombats at a burrow with subterranean water access relative to… read more here.
Keywords: mange; transmission among; burrows resources; mange transmission ... See more keywords