COCCIDIA (PROTOZOA: EIMERIIDAE) OF NORTH AMERICAN WILD GEESE AND SWANS

In a survey of the coccidia of 362 wild geese and swans from Canada and the United States, including subspecies and populations of Anser albifrons, A. caerulescens, A. rossi, Branta canadensis, B. bernicla, and Olor columbianus, the following coccidia were found: Eimeria anseris, E. brantae, E. fulv...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Hanson, Harold C., Levine, Norman D., Ivens, Virginia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1957
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Canada
Olor
Branta canadensis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z57-061
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z57-061
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Summary:In a survey of the coccidia of 362 wild geese and swans from Canada and the United States, including subspecies and populations of Anser albifrons, A. caerulescens, A. rossi, Branta canadensis, B. bernicla, and Olor columbianus, the following coccidia were found: Eimeria anseris, E. brantae, E. fulva, E. hermani, E. magnalabia (syn., E. striata), E. nocens, E. truncata, E. clarkei n. sp., E. farri n. sp., and Tyzzeria anseris. Reports in the literature on the species of coccidia occurring in wild and domestic geese and their prevalence and geographic distribution are summarized with particular reference to North American flyways.

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