Patterns of intestinal parasite infection in wild Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii in Gunung Palung National Park

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Patterns of intestinal parasite infection in wild Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii in Gunung Palung National Park

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Assessing parasite infection patterns helps us to understand the ecology and health of wild primate populations. This study monitored the intestinal parasites of Bornean orangutans in Gunung Palung National Park over one year. While many orangutan study sites consist of degraded secondary forest, Gunung Palung is comparatively pristine primary rainforest. Given that habitat degradation and contact with humans are known to alter parasite infection in primates, the orangutan population in Gunung Palung was predicted to display low parasite prevalence. Fecal samples were analyzed using direct smear and fecal concentration techniques. Parasites were identified based on morphological characteristics viewed through a light microscope. Each sample from every individual (N=38) that was sampled contained at least one type of parasite species. These results were surprising, as no other wild orangutan study thus far has reported 100% parasite prevalence. Strongyle-type eggs, Balantidium sp. and Entamoeba sp.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Patterns of intestinal parasite infection in wild Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii in Gunung Palung National Park

Popis výsledku anglicky

Assessing parasite infection patterns helps us to understand the ecology and health of wild primate populations. This study monitored the intestinal parasites of Bornean orangutans in Gunung Palung National Park over one year. While many orangutan study sites consist of degraded secondary forest, Gunung Palung is comparatively pristine primary rainforest. Given that habitat degradation and contact with humans are known to alter parasite infection in primates, the orangutan population in Gunung Palung was predicted to display low parasite prevalence. Fecal samples were analyzed using direct smear and fecal concentration techniques. Parasites were identified based on morphological characteristics viewed through a light microscope. Each sample from every individual (N=38) that was sampled contained at least one type of parasite species. These results were surprising, as no other wild orangutan study thus far has reported 100% parasite prevalence. Strongyle-type eggs, Balantidium sp. and Entamoeba sp.

Druh

O - Ostatní výsledky

CEP obor

EG - Zoologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů