Influence of petroleum hydrocarbons on the endoparasitic helminths of the common eider, Somateria mollissima , from Newfoundland
Abstract A comparison of commonly occurring metazoan parasites in the digestive tract was made between common eiders, Somateria mollissima , that were contaminated with oil and reference birds confiscated from illegal hunting. There was a greater number of commonly occurring parasites and their abun...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022149x10000775 2024-03-03T08:43:41+00:00 Influence of petroleum hydrocarbons on the endoparasitic helminths of the common eider, Somateria mollissima , from Newfoundland Khan, R.A. Chandra, C.V. Earle, P.J. Robertson, G.J. Ryan, P. Jamieson, S. 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x10000775 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022149X10000775 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Helminthology volume 85, issue 4, page 430-434 ISSN 0022-149X 1475-2697 Animal Science and Zoology General Medicine Parasitology journal-article 2010 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x10000775 2024-02-08T08:31:02Z Abstract A comparison of commonly occurring metazoan parasites in the digestive tract was made between common eiders, Somateria mollissima , that were contaminated with oil and reference birds confiscated from illegal hunting. There was a greater number of commonly occurring parasites and their abundance in reference than in oiled eiders. Except for an acanthocephalan, Polymorphus botulus , which was embedded in the wall of the intestinal tract, most of the other taxa of parasites, including trematodes, cestodes and nematodes, were probably voided from the birds following ingestion of oil. Reference eiders harboured fewer species and a substantially lower mean abundance of parasites than those studied in Newfoundland and Labrador more than four decades ago; this may be a signal of a changing prey base or an increase in prey availability as winter ice cover continues to decline. Article in Journal/Newspaper Common Eider Newfoundland Somateria mollissima Cambridge University Press Newfoundland Journal of Helminthology 85 4 430 434 |
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Abstract A comparison of commonly occurring metazoan parasites in the digestive tract was made between common eiders, Somateria mollissima , that were contaminated with oil and reference birds confiscated from illegal hunting. There was a greater number of commonly occurring parasites and their abundance in reference than in oiled eiders. Except for an acanthocephalan, Polymorphus botulus , which was embedded in the wall of the intestinal tract, most of the other taxa of parasites, including trematodes, cestodes and nematodes, were probably voided from the birds following ingestion of oil. Reference eiders harboured fewer species and a substantially lower mean abundance of parasites than those studied in Newfoundland and Labrador more than four decades ago; this may be a signal of a changing prey base or an increase in prey availability as winter ice cover continues to decline. |
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Influence of petroleum hydrocarbons on the endoparasitic helminths of the common eider, Somateria mollissima , from Newfoundland |
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Influence of petroleum hydrocarbons on the endoparasitic helminths of the common eider, Somateria mollissima , from Newfoundland |
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Influence of petroleum hydrocarbons on the endoparasitic helminths of the common eider, Somateria mollissima , from Newfoundland |
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Influence of petroleum hydrocarbons on the endoparasitic helminths of the common eider, Somateria mollissima , from Newfoundland |
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Influence of petroleum hydrocarbons on the endoparasitic helminths of the common eider, Somateria mollissima , from Newfoundland |
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influence of petroleum hydrocarbons on the endoparasitic helminths of the common eider, somateria mollissima , from newfoundland |
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