Intestinal parasites of the free-ranging Cayo Santiago rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).
Free-ranging rhesus macaques on the island of Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico, were surveyed for intestinal parasites for the first time in over 40 years. Results were compared with the only previous study, and the relationships between the prevalence of Strongyloides and dominance rank, body weight, age, and matriline examined in the sampled population.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008251:Macaca / Q000469:parasitology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D009348:Nematoda; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal; D011647:Puerto Rico; D012737:Sex Factors; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary