Parasite Ecology and the Conservation Biology of Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

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Author	Stringer, Andrew Paul
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	................................................................................................................................. v Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................ viii List of Figures ...................................................................................................................... xii List of Tables ....................................................................................................................... xiv Glossary ................................................................................................................................ xv Chapter 1: Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Macroparasite biology and ecology ............................................................................ 2 1.1.1 What is a parasite? ............................................................................................... 2 1.1.2 Microparasites vs Macroparasites ........................................................................ 3 1.1.3 The diversity of parasite types ............................................................................. 3 1.2 Epidemiology & evolution of virulence in macroparasites ......................................... 6 1.2.1 Distribution and epidemiology of macroparasites ............................................... 6 1.2.2 Evolution of virulence.......................................................................................... 8 1.2.3 Native vs non-native parasites, and host-switching ........................................... 11 1.3 Impact of parasites in free-living wild animals ......................................................... 12 1.3.1 Rinderpest .......................................................................................................... 12 1.3.2 Chronic infections and the interactive effects of polyparasitism ....................... 13 1.4 Parasites & Conservation Biology ............................................................................ 15 1.4.1 Parasites and threatened host species ................................................................. 15 1.4.2 Non-native parasites........................................................................................... 17 1.4.3 Parasite control strategies .................................................................................. 17 1.5 The biology, ecology, and conservation of black rhinoceros .................................... 19 1.5.1 The biology and ecology of black rhinoceros .................................................... 19 1.5.2 Conservation biology of black rhinoceros ......................................................... 22 1.5.3 The populations studied in this thesis ................................................................ 24 1.6 Macroparasites of black rhinoceros........................................................................... 25 1.6.1 Previous work on the parasites of black rhinoceros ........................................... 25 1.6.2 Parasites studied in this thesis ............................................................................ 26 1.6.3 The quantification of parasites in black rhinoceros ........................................... 28 1.7 Objectives and hypotheses ........................................................................................ 34 Chapter 2: Reducing sampling error in faecal egg counts from black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) .................................................................................................................... 39
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