Ecology and Helminths of the Osage Wood Rat, Neotoma floridana osagensis, Including the Description of Longistriata neotoma n. sp. (Trichostrongylidae)

Abstract

This monograph gives an account of the activities of the osage wood rat (N. floridana osagensis) in the field and laboratory. It includes the habitat of the wood rat, the structure and use of the den and nest, general habits, food and food habits and notes on reproduction. In addition, L. neotoma is descrd. from the osage wood rat and 3 new hosts records Bohmiella wilsoni Trichuris muris and Taenia taeniaeformis.