Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: biology, caribou, wildlife management, parasites
| Principal Investigator: | Hoar, Bryanne M (3) |
| Licence Number: | 14322 |
| Organization: | University of Calgary |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2009
2008
2007
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| Issued: | Apr 01, 2008 |
Objective(s): The objective of this study is to test a development model for the gastrointestinal parasite Ostertagia gruehneri using field trials at the Daring Lake Tundra Ecosystem Research Station.
Project Description: The objective of this study is to test a development model for the gastrointestinal parasite Ostertagia gruehneri using field trials at the Daring Lake Tundra Ecosystem Research Station. Plots of faeces infected with Ostertagia gruehneri eggs will be established and subsampled throughout the summer to monitor development and survival. Transportation to site will be by air, and on foot at the site. Plots of infected faeces will be established biweekly and ambient temperature and relative humidity measured hourly at ground level with a data logger. Sub-samples will be removed from the plots weekly to determine parasite survival and development rates, and compared to the predictive model. Samples left from last summer will be sampled in the spring to assess over-winter survival rates. Faecals for the plots will be obtained from experimentally infected reindeer in Calgary, or from barrenground caribou through other researchers. Reports/posters will be made available to the Aurora Research Institute, the North Slave Métis Alliance, Hunter/Trapper Associations of interested regions, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. There may be one opportunity for a northern student to assist with field work. Fieldwork will be conducted from May 26 to September 30, 2008 at the Daring Lake Tundra Ecosystem Research Station (64o52'N, 111o37'W).
