Infestations of <i>Bertiella trichosuri</i> (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in possums from Claverly, North Canterbury

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Abstract Bertiella trichosuri was found in 41.3% of 218 possums ( Trichosurus vulpecula ) examined from Claverly, North Canterbury. The mean worm burden was 3.5 (range 1‐18); female and male possums were equally infested. Worm loadings greater than 5 resulted in loss of condition as measured by mesenteric fat index. Females with such loadings had a significantly lower mean mesenteric fat index than uninfested females (1.38, cf. 6.14). The age distributions of infested and uninfested possums differed significantly, a greater proportion of 1‐year‐old possums occurring in the infested subsample. The data for infested possums also indicate decreases in fecundity and in the proportion of 1‐year‐old possums that had attained sexual maturity.

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10.1080/03014223.1983.10423907

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