Selective defecation and selective foraging: Antiparasite behavior in wild ungulates?
@article{Ezenwa2004SelectiveDA, title={Selective defecation and selective foraging: Antiparasite behavior in wild ungulates?}, author={Vanessa O. Ezenwa}, journal={Ethology}, year={2004}, volume={110}, pages={851-862} }
Selective defecation and selective foraging are two potential antiparasite behaviors used by grazing ungulates to reduce infection by fecal–oral transmitted parasites. [] Key Result By quantifying parasite levels in the environment in relation to the defecation patterns of three species, dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii), Grant’s gazelle (Gazella granti), and impala (Aepyceros melampus), I found that nematode larval concentrations in pasture were higher in the vicinity of clusters of feces (dung middens) compared to…
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