A Sarcocystis neurona-like Organism Associated with Encephalitis in a Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

1996 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Dubey ◽  
A. N. Hamir ◽  
M. Niezgoda ◽  
C. E. Rupprecht
Keyword(s):  
Mephitis Mephitis ◽  
Sarcocystis Neurona ◽  
Striped Skunk

The striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) is an intermediate host for Sarcocystis neurona

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 843-849 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A Cheadle ◽  
C.A Yowell ◽  
D.C Sellon ◽  
M Hines ◽  
P.E Ginn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intermediate Host ◽  
Mephitis Mephitis ◽  
Sarcocystis Neurona ◽  
Striped Skunk

scholarly journals Summer Movements and Impact of Individual Striped Skunks, Mephitis mephitis, on Duck Nests in Saskatchewan

2006 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 342
Author(s):  
Serge Larivière ◽  
Lyle R. Walton ◽  
François Messier
Keyword(s):  
Mephitis Mephitis ◽  
Direct Function ◽  
Canadian Prairies ◽  
Striped Skunk ◽  
Intensive Observations ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Foraging Movements ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Striped Skunks ◽  
Nesting Season

Striped Skunks (Mephitis mephitis) are important predators of duck eggs in the Canadian prairies. We estimated the impact of individual Striped Skunks on duck nests by intensive observations of foraging movements and depredation of duck nests in southern Saskatchewan, 1993-1994. Nightly, skunk movements were variable (range 0-20 km per night), and did not differ among seasons for females, or between males and females during the parturition/rearing season. Overall, nightly movement of Striped Skunks averaged 7.4 km for females (SD = 5.9 km, n = 20 females) and 6.7 km for males (SD = 3.2 km, n = 5 males). During 1,873 h of radio-tracking, we observed depredation of 10 duck nests by 8 skunks (7 F, 1 M). Using our observed estimate of one depredation for every 187 h, and averaged nightly activity of 8-10 h per night, we estimated that individual skunks find one duck nest every 19-23 nights. Thus, during the 60-day nesting season for ducks (mid-May to mid-July), individual skunks probably find 2-3 duck nests. These observations reinforce the growing evidence that, at normal duck nest densities (<2.5 nests/ha), depredation of eggs by Striped Skunks is opportunistic, and the impact of Striped Skunks on duck nests is a direct function of Striped Skunk abundance.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Agglutinating Antibodies to Sarcocystis neurona in Skunks (Mephitis mephitis), Raccoons (Procyon lotor), and Opossums (Didelphis virginiana) from Connecticut

2002 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila M. Mitchell ◽  
Dennis J. Richardson ◽  
M. Andy Cheadle ◽  
Anne M. Zajac ◽  
David S. Lindsay
Keyword(s):  
Procyon Lotor ◽  
Didelphis Virginiana ◽  
Mephitis Mephitis ◽  
Sarcocystis Neurona

Filaroides milksi (Nematoda: Filaroididae) in the Lungs of a Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis

1965 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman D. Levine ◽  
Virginia Ivens ◽  
James R. Reilly ◽  
Joseph Simon
Keyword(s):  
Mephitis Mephitis ◽  
Striped Skunk
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