Extinction of a species of land snail due to infection with a microsporidian parasite
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A species of land snail, Partula turgida, is extinct as a result of infection with a microsporidian parasite, a protozoan of the genus Steinhausia. Other members of the same microsporidian genus are known to kill aquatic pulmonate snails. Snails of the genus Partula are greatly endangered and many species occur only in captivity. This is apparently the first report of extinction of a species resulting from an infectious disease.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 1998
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Role of patch size, disease and movement in rapid extinction of bighorn sheep
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The recovery and subsequent persistence of any populations of big horn sheep subjected to epizootics will be correlated with large population sizes. It is recommended that resources be directed to the bighorn sheep populations, which inhabit large high quality patches of habitat where potential contacts with domestic sheep are minimal.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2001
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