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DOI	10.1002/ecs2.2749
	Ectoparasite burden influences the denning behavior of a small desert carnivore
	Kluever, Bryan M.1; Iles, David T.2; Gese, Eric M.3
通讯作者	Kluever, Bryan M.
来源期刊	ECOSPHERE
ISSN	2150-8925
出版年	2019
卷号	10 期号:5
英文摘要	Quantifying the impacts of parasitism on a host can be arduous and is generally understudied for ectoparasites, with known works being either laboratory-focused, correlational-based, or only focusing on a few species and spatial extents. Many mammalian species have evolved the modality of denning behavior, a lifestyle that can lead to higher ectoparasite burden, and it has been posited that animals may alter their denning behavior in an attempt to reduce exposure to ectoparasites. We conducted a test of the ectoparasite release hypothesis for kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis) and fleas in the Great Basin Desert of the western United States, a hypothesis that has remained relatively untested for over half a century. We experimentally administered a flea reduction treatment to a subset of kit foxes. We then measured and compared the number of unique den usages and residency time across treatment and control foxes (no flea reduction treatment) while accounting for other factors known to influence denning behavior. Foxes treated with the flea medication reduced the number of unique dens and increased their residency times at dens. All kit foxes continued to use multiple dens on the landscape, suggesting several factors in addition to flea burden influence denning behavior. Our results confirm the long-dormant ectoparasite release hypothesis and suggest ectoparasites may shape the behavior of burrowing vertebrates to a greater extent than previously recognized.
英文关键词	denning ectoparasite release hypothesis flea Great Basin Desert kit fox telemetry Vulpes marcotis
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	USA
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000474063600036
WOS关键词	GREAT-BASIN DESERT ; KIT FOXES ; ENEMY RELEASE ; POPULATION-DYNAMICS ; PARASITE REMOVAL ; FLEA INFESTATION ; DEN USE ; SURVIVAL ; VULPES ; DISPERSAL
WOS类目	Ecology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/215306
作者单位	1.Wildlife Serv, USDA, Natl Wildlife Res Ctr, Florida Field Stn, Gainesville, FL 32641 USA; 2.Woods Hole Oceanog Inst, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA; 3.Utah State Univ, Dept Wildland Resources, USDA, Wildlife Serv,Natl Wildlife Res Ctr, Logan, UT 84322 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kluever, Bryan M.,Iles, David T.,Gese, Eric M.. Ectoparasite burden influences the denning behavior of a small desert carnivore[J],2019,10(5).
APA	Kluever, Bryan M.,Iles, David T.,&Gese, Eric M..(2019).Ectoparasite burden influences the denning behavior of a small desert carnivore.ECOSPHERE,10(5).
MLA	Kluever, Bryan M.,et al."Ectoparasite burden influences the denning behavior of a small desert carnivore".ECOSPHERE 10.5(2019).