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Gastro‐intestinal helminth parasites of the chacma baboon, Papio cynocephalus ursinus, from the coastal lowlands of Zululand, South Africa
Author(s) -
APPLETON C. C.,
HENZI S. P.,
WHITEHEAD S. I.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1991.tb00995.x
Subject(s) - baboon , game reserve , helminths , biology , ecology , zoology , geography , wildlife
Summary An examination of 191 faecal samples from Papio cynocephalus ursinus from Mkuzi Game Reserve, Natal, South Africa, has revealed low prevalence rates for a high diversity of gastro‐intestinal helminths. This high diversity, including the first evidence for an acanthocephalan infection in South African baboons, is compared to that from montane baboons studied previously.