Flies (Diptera) damage ungulates far beyond the injury of their bite wounds: they are vectors
of diseases and cause ungulates to lose foraging opportunities due to avoidance behaviour …

Moose (Alces alces) in boreal habitats feed and rest where they are exposed to Dipteran
flies and the parasites they carry. We collected 31,905 flies during the summer from 12 …

Northern ungulates contend with Setaria yehi and Rumenfilaria andersoni, filarioid
nematodes that are transmitted by ectoparasitic blood-feeding arthropods, which can result …

Wildlife contend with seasonal fluctuations in resource availability and have adapted
survival and reproductive strategies to overcome resource limitations. Many northern …

Moose (Alces alces) in the boreal forest habitats of Alaska are unlike other northern
ungulates because they tolerate high densities of flies (Diptera) even though flies cause …

The nematodes Setaria tundra, Onchocerca spp. and Rumenfilaria andersoni appear to
have emerged in Fenno-Scandinavian reindeer during the latter half of the 20th century …

Abstract Background Moose (Alces alces) are a culturally and economically valued species
in Minnesota. However, the moose population has experienced a sudden, marked decline in …

This chapter provides a general overview of the most common parasites of Rangifer. All
occur as various life stages in Rangifer, parasitizing virtually every organ system, and their …

Over the past years, the nematode species from the Onchocercidae family, Setaria tundra,
has expanded its range by thousands of kilometres from subpolar to subtropical climate …

The most common insect-borne nematode parasites of reindeer in Finland are Setaria
tundra, Rumenfilaria andersoni and Onchocerca tarsicola. These parasites are new for …