Observations on the Helminths of Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena Phocoena) and Common Guillemots (Uria Aalge) from the Belgian and German Coasts
peer reviewed ; Between February 1990 and July 1991, 18 harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and 248 common guillemots (Uria aalge), found dead along the Belgian and German coasts, were examined for their burden of helminths. A total of three species were found in the guillemots (one cestode, one nematode and one pentastomid), and six species in the porpoises (one trematode, one cestode and four nematodes). Among the guillemots the burden of helminths was not statistically different between juvenile and adult birds. The deaths of the birds were apparently not related to the parasite infection... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1996 |
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British Veterinary Medicine
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Schlagwörter: | Life sciences / Veterinary medicine & animal health / Sciences du vivant / Médecine vétérinaire & santé animale |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26927513 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/77381 |