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Year: 2016 PMID: 27078256 PMCID: PMC4831764 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153997
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS One ISSN: 1932-6203 Impact factor: 3.240
Fig 4The significant indirect effects of sarcoptic mange on the behaviour of common wombats (Vombatus ursinus).
Wombats infected by mange exhibit changes to time allocations to above ground behaviours: (a) they spend a higher percentage of time drinking water, (b) a lower percentage of time walking, (c) have a slower feeding rate and (d) higher percentage of 30 second time intervals scratching.
Fig 5The effect of mange on common wombats (Vombatus ursinus) at Narawntapu National Park in Tasmania.
On the left (a) loss of body condition (F(1, 18) = 18.4, P<0.001) and on the right (b) loss of heat to the environment as represented by temperature differential (Z = 8.99, P<0.001).
Fig 6Thermal images of common wombats (Vombatus ursinus) taken with a Testo (875-2i) high resolution thermal imaging camera with a 2x telephoto lens.
Shows a healthy wombat (top) and a wombat exhibiting signs of sarcoptic mange (bottom), a disease caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite. Note the differences in the thermal profile between the two images.