Dean Biggins, PhD (Former Employee)
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Challenges to reestablishment of free-ranging populations of black-footed ferrets Challenges to reestablishment of free-ranging populations of black-footed ferrets
The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) of North America is critically endangered due in part to its extreme specialization on formerly stable and abundant prairie dogs (Cynomys). Its close relative, the Siberian polecat (M. eversmannii) seems to have been subjected to a varying environment that was not conducive to specialization. One source of environmental variation in Asian...
Authors
E. Biggins, Jerry L. Godbey
Treatment of black-tailed prairie dog burrows with deltamethrin to control fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) and plague Treatment of black-tailed prairie dog burrows with deltamethrin to control fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) and plague
Burrows within black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies on the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, were dusted with deltamethrin insecticide to reduce flea (Insecta: Siphonaptera) abundance. Flea populations were monitored pre- and posttreatment by combing prairie dogs and collecting fleas from burrows. A single application of deltamethrin...
Authors
D.B. Seery, E. Biggins, J.A. Montenieri, R.E. Enscore, D.T. Tanda, K.L. Gage
Evaluation of oral and subcutaneous delivery of an experimental canarypox recombinant canine distemper vaccine in the Siberian polecate (Mustela eversmanni) Evaluation of oral and subcutaneous delivery of an experimental canarypox recombinant canine distemper vaccine in the Siberian polecate (Mustela eversmanni)
We assessed the safety and efficacy of an experimental canarypox-vectored recombinant canine distemper virus (CDV) subunit vaccine in the Siberian polecat (Mustela eversmanni), a close relative of the black-footed ferret, (M. nigripes), an endangered species that is highly susceptible to the virus. Siberian polecats were randomized into six treatment groups. Recombinant canine distemper...
Authors
Jeffrey Wimsatt, Dean E. Biggins, Kim Innes, Bobbi Taylor, Della Garell
Basal metabolism of the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) and the Siberian polecat (M. eversmannii) Basal metabolism of the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) and the Siberian polecat (M. eversmannii)
Black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) and Siberian polecats (M. eversmannii) are medium-sized (about 1 kg) mustelids with similar ecological and morphological characteristics. We measured basal metabolic rates (BMR) for both species. In contrast with the commonly stated belief that mustelids have relatively high mass-specific BMR, neither the BMR of ferrets nor that of polecats in...
Authors
L.A. Harrington, E. Biggins, A.W. Alldredge
Disruptions of ecosystems in western North America due to invasion by plague Disruptions of ecosystems in western North America due to invasion by plague
No abstract available.
Authors
E. Biggins, M.Y. Kosoy
Susceptibility of the Siberian polecat to subcutaneous and oral Yersinia pestis exposure Susceptibility of the Siberian polecat to subcutaneous and oral Yersinia pestis exposure
To determine if the Siberian polecat (Mustela eversmannii) represents a suitable model for the study of plague pathogenesis and prevention in the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), polecats were exposed to 103, 107, or 1010 Yersinia pestis organisms by subcutaneous injection; an additional group was exposed to Y. pestis via ingestion of a plague-killed mouse. Plague killed 88% of...
Authors
K.T. Castle, D. Biggins, L.G. Carter, M. Chu, Kim Innes, J. Wimsatt
Science and Products
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Challenges to reestablishment of free-ranging populations of black-footed ferrets Challenges to reestablishment of free-ranging populations of black-footed ferrets
The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) of North America is critically endangered due in part to its extreme specialization on formerly stable and abundant prairie dogs (Cynomys). Its close relative, the Siberian polecat (M. eversmannii) seems to have been subjected to a varying environment that was not conducive to specialization. One source of environmental variation in Asian...
Authors
E. Biggins, Jerry L. Godbey
Treatment of black-tailed prairie dog burrows with deltamethrin to control fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) and plague Treatment of black-tailed prairie dog burrows with deltamethrin to control fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) and plague
Burrows within black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies on the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, were dusted with deltamethrin insecticide to reduce flea (Insecta: Siphonaptera) abundance. Flea populations were monitored pre- and posttreatment by combing prairie dogs and collecting fleas from burrows. A single application of deltamethrin...
Authors
D.B. Seery, E. Biggins, J.A. Montenieri, R.E. Enscore, D.T. Tanda, K.L. Gage
Evaluation of oral and subcutaneous delivery of an experimental canarypox recombinant canine distemper vaccine in the Siberian polecate (Mustela eversmanni) Evaluation of oral and subcutaneous delivery of an experimental canarypox recombinant canine distemper vaccine in the Siberian polecate (Mustela eversmanni)
We assessed the safety and efficacy of an experimental canarypox-vectored recombinant canine distemper virus (CDV) subunit vaccine in the Siberian polecat (Mustela eversmanni), a close relative of the black-footed ferret, (M. nigripes), an endangered species that is highly susceptible to the virus. Siberian polecats were randomized into six treatment groups. Recombinant canine distemper...
Authors
Jeffrey Wimsatt, Dean E. Biggins, Kim Innes, Bobbi Taylor, Della Garell
Basal metabolism of the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) and the Siberian polecat (M. eversmannii) Basal metabolism of the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) and the Siberian polecat (M. eversmannii)
Black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) and Siberian polecats (M. eversmannii) are medium-sized (about 1 kg) mustelids with similar ecological and morphological characteristics. We measured basal metabolic rates (BMR) for both species. In contrast with the commonly stated belief that mustelids have relatively high mass-specific BMR, neither the BMR of ferrets nor that of polecats in...
Authors
L.A. Harrington, E. Biggins, A.W. Alldredge
Disruptions of ecosystems in western North America due to invasion by plague Disruptions of ecosystems in western North America due to invasion by plague
No abstract available.
Authors
E. Biggins, M.Y. Kosoy
Susceptibility of the Siberian polecat to subcutaneous and oral Yersinia pestis exposure Susceptibility of the Siberian polecat to subcutaneous and oral Yersinia pestis exposure
To determine if the Siberian polecat (Mustela eversmannii) represents a suitable model for the study of plague pathogenesis and prevention in the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), polecats were exposed to 103, 107, or 1010 Yersinia pestis organisms by subcutaneous injection; an additional group was exposed to Y. pestis via ingestion of a plague-killed mouse. Plague killed 88% of...
Authors
K.T. Castle, D. Biggins, L.G. Carter, M. Chu, Kim Innes, J. Wimsatt
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