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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Acanthocephalans"”.
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Parasite abundance in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in shallow and deep waters around Iceland
… groups of parasites like copepods, nematodes and acanthocephalans appear to infect the ecotypes differently in terms of abundance and diversity of parasites. Deep-water cod had a mean abundance of 95.2 (SD = 68.4) nematodes, 2.2 (SD = 2.17) acanthocephalans and 3.8 (SD = 3.7) copepods. …
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Helminth infections of the European eel Anguilla Anguilla in the United Kingdom
… Anguillicoloides crassus (prevalence = 25.0%), acanthocephalans (prevalence = 30.0%) and cestodes (prevalence = 9.3%). Seven identified helminth species; the pathogenic pseudodactylids P. anguillae and P. bini, the pathogenic swim bladder nematode A. crassus, the gastrointestinal nematodes …
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Contribuição ao conhecimento da fauna helmintológica do Anu Branco (Guira Guira (G. M.))
… level was due to the nematodes, followed by the acanthocephalans, trematodes and cestodes. Aprocta brevipenis sp. n., represented by a nematode recovered from eye socket is here proposed. The following species were also studied: Athesmia terolecithodes (Braun, 1899), Echinostoma uncatum Dietz, …
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Helmintos de tropidurus (Lacertilia, Iguanidae) da coleção helmintológica do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
… ascertained in both hosts. Trematodes, cestodes, acanthocephalans and linguatulids were not found among the samples recovered from Topidurus soinulosus (Cope), included in The Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Helminthological Collection, what can be associated to the few necropsies accomplished in this host.
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Digenetic trematodes and cestodes from fishes of the San Joaquin delta
… and digenetic trematodes, cestodes, nematodes, acanthocephalans, copepods, and hirudinians of fishes of Northern California. From 2010 fishes representing 36 species of 11 families examined over a three-year period, he obtained a total of 59 species of helminth parasites, copepods, and …
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Helmintos de populações simpátricas de algumas espécies de anfíbios anuros da família Leptodac tylidae
… by nematodes was more frequent than by acanthocephalans or trematodes, and the level of infection was highest in summer and spring. Differences in behaviour between the hosts were considered as factors influencing differences in the nature and degree of parasitism recorded.
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Parasite communities of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Colorado
… most commonly identified helminths, followed by acanthocephalans, trematodes, and nematodes. The Colorado data were then compared to a previous study of the helminths of wild turkeys in both Florida and New Zealand. A total of 14 helminth parasite species were reported from wild turkeys in …
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Intestinal helminth infections, distributions, and associations with health parameters of spring-migrating female Lesser Scaup in the upper Midwest
… (20 trematodes, 14 cestodes, 4 nematodes, and 2 acanthocephalans) were identified, including one digenean (Plenosoma minimum) for the first time in Lesser Scaup and in the Midwest. Helminth species diversity and mean total helminth abundance were greatest in northern portions of the study region …
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Effects of Season, Size and Parasitism by the Acanthocephalan, Profilicollis altmani, on the Carotenoid Concentration and Composition of the Pacific Mole Crab, Emerita analoga
<p>The Pacific Mole crab <em>Emerita analoga </em>is a filter-feeding crustacean inhabiting sandy beaches along the western coasts of North and South America. The tissues of <em>E. analoga</em> contain carotenoids, dietary pigments that are involved in crustacean cryptic coloration and egg …
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BEHAVIOR, POPULATION STRUCTURE, PARASITISM, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF COYOTE ECOLOGY IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA
… (1%), and Dirofilaria immitis (2%); and 2 acanthocephalans, including Oncicola canis (46%) and Pachysentis canicola (1%). Pups and females were subject to greater collective endoparasite burdens. Variations in incidence and intensity of infection were also noted with year, season, and …