Message-ID: <305824721wnr at dratt.demon.co.uk>Date: Tuesday, Feb 20, 1996
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This is a message my colleague wanted posted but as yet doesn't have
access to the mail groups, so I thought I would post it on his behalf:
I am a third year Ph.D. student currently examining the effect of
supplemental feeding on red squirrels.
During the study I have found dead and dying animals with very heavy
infestations of sucking lice. Many of the squirrels were in poor
condition and a few had large infected jaw abscesses.
I have also caught a small number of healthy adults with lice infestations.
I'd be interested in hearing if anyone has found ectoparasite
infestations in populations of other tree squirrels.
craig at dratt.co.uk
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joanne at dratt.demon.co.uk
