Kandai Doi   Takuya Kato   Shin-Ichi Hayama   
International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife 7(3) 355-359 2018年12月 [査読有り]
Since the raccoon (Procyon lotor) was introduced to Japan, studies have established that they are infested with native Japanese tick species. However, the quantity of ticks infesting raccoons is unknown. We conducted a survey of ticks on invasive ...
International Journal of Primatology 38(6) 1090-1101 2017年12月 [査読有り]
During grooming, primates remove harmful ectoparasites, such as ticks and lice, and there is direct evidence for a health benefit of tick removal. Grooming behaviors differ among primates with respect to age and sex. Moreover, the number of ectopa...
To evaluate the biological effect of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, relative differences in the growth of wild Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) were measured before and after the disaster of 2011 in Fukushima City, which is approximately...
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 48(1) 265-268 2017年3月 [査読有り]
A young adult, female, free-ranging Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) with scabies infection was found dead as a result of traumatic injuries presumed to reflect vehicular trauma. Necropsy showed a large solid mass located...