Fecal samples were obtained from guenons in Gombe National Park utilizing
noninvasive, opportunistic sampling techniques. Samples were then examined for the
presence of gastrointestinal parasites using chlorazol black stain, Lugol’s iodine staining,
as well as concentration via fecal flotation with Sheather’s sugar solution. Results were
analyzed using SPSS (IBM corp), and compared to other forested regions in Africa to
determine whether hybridization influences parasite prevalence of these guenons living in
Gombe; and if these guenons differ from similar guenons in other regions of Africa.
The null hypothesis was unable to be rejected in all cases; hybridization could not
be stated as a contributing factor for differences found in parasitic prevalence rates.
Furthermore, no statistical difference was found between Gombe’s guenons, and those
living in other regions of Africa in most cases. The author suspects that the
abundance of parasitic generalists discovered, small sample size, and opportunistic
sampling protocol contribute to these finding. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_38001 |
| Contributors | Blair, Raymond C. Jr. (author), Detwiler, Kate M. (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 94 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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