Review of research on hookworms (Uncinaria lucasi Stiles, 1901) in northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus Linnaeus, 1758)

• Published in: Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 109; no. 2; pp. 257 - 265
• Main Authors: Lyons, Eugene T., Spraker, Terry R., De Long, Robert L., Ionita, Mariana, Melin, Sharon R., Nadler, Steven A., Tolliver, Sharon C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.08.2011; Springer
• Subjects: Ancylostomatoidea - pathogenicity; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedical Research - trends; Biomedicine; Callorhinus ursinus; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fur Seals - parasitology; General aspects; General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models; Host-Parasite Interactions; Immunology; Invertebrates; Mammalia; Marine; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha; Review; Uncinaria; Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution; USA, Alaska, Pribilof I; USA; Pribilof Island; Adult Hookworm; Callorhinus Ursinus; Commander Island; Ivermectin; Carnivora; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Callorhinus ursinus; Helmintha; Parasite; Nemathelminthia; Invertebrata; Nematoda; Pinnipedia
• ISSN: 0932-0113; 1432-1955
• DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2420-6

The objective of this article is to review knowledge on the hookworm Uncinaria lucasi Stiles, 1901 in northern fur seals, Callorhinus ursinus Linnaeus, 1758. Emphasis is placed on research on this host–parasite system in the Pribilof Islands, AK, USA where the bulk of the studies has been performed.