Diversity patterns in helminth communities in common gulls, Larus canus
SUMMARY The parameters of species richness, abundance and diversity of the intestinal helminth infracommunities of a sample of 269 Common gulls, Larus canus , were examined over one season at Agdenes, Norway. The communities developed rapidly in unfledged gulls and the diversity parameters were of s...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0031182000061527 2024-06-16T07:41:18+00:00 Diversity patterns in helminth communities in common gulls, Larus canus Kennedy, C. R. Bakke, T. A. 1989 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000061527 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182000061527 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Parasitology volume 98, issue 3, page 439-445 ISSN 0031-1820 1469-8161 journal-article 1989 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000061527 2024-05-22T12:56:15Z SUMMARY The parameters of species richness, abundance and diversity of the intestinal helminth infracommunities of a sample of 269 Common gulls, Larus canus , were examined over one season at Agdenes, Norway. The communities developed rapidly in unfledged gulls and the diversity parameters were of similar magnitude in immature and adult birds. All parameters were low in the early part of the season, reached maxima in June or July and fluctuated erratically or declined thereafter. Comparison of summary parameters with those from other species of gulls indicated that helminth community diversity in Common gulls is fairly typical of gulls in general. In gulls as a group, helminth communities show common features of high species richness, low abundance, few or no core species and a number of species that occur rarely and in low numbers. Expectations of particularly high parasite community diversity were not fully realised because species lists and diversity of the component community are not a very good basis for predicting diversity at the infracommunity level. Article in Journal/Newspaper Larus canus Cambridge University Press Norway Agdenes ENVELOPE(9.826,9.826,63.506,63.506) Parasitology 98 3 439 445 |
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SUMMARY The parameters of species richness, abundance and diversity of the intestinal helminth infracommunities of a sample of 269 Common gulls, Larus canus , were examined over one season at Agdenes, Norway. The communities developed rapidly in unfledged gulls and the diversity parameters were of similar magnitude in immature and adult birds. All parameters were low in the early part of the season, reached maxima in June or July and fluctuated erratically or declined thereafter. Comparison of summary parameters with those from other species of gulls indicated that helminth community diversity in Common gulls is fairly typical of gulls in general. In gulls as a group, helminth communities show common features of high species richness, low abundance, few or no core species and a number of species that occur rarely and in low numbers. Expectations of particularly high parasite community diversity were not fully realised because species lists and diversity of the component community are not a very good basis for predicting diversity at the infracommunity level. |
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Kennedy, C. R. Bakke, T. A. Diversity patterns in helminth communities in common gulls, Larus canus |
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Diversity patterns in helminth communities in common gulls, Larus canus |
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Diversity patterns in helminth communities in common gulls, Larus canus |
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Diversity patterns in helminth communities in common gulls, Larus canus |
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Diversity patterns in helminth communities in common gulls, Larus canus |
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Diversity patterns in helminth communities in common gulls, Larus canus |
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diversity patterns in helminth communities in common gulls, larus canus |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
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Parasitology volume 98, issue 3, page 439-445 ISSN 0031-1820 1469-8161 |
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