Blood parasites of game birds from insular Newfoundland
Blood smears of 209 tetraonids of three species, 184 anatids of nine species and 35 scolopacids of six species from insular Newfoundland were examined for hematozoa. Forty-six percent of the tetraonids harbored Leucocytozoon bonasae and 4% harbored microfilaria; 3% of the anatids harbored blood para...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1972
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z72-096 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z72-096 |
| Summary: | Blood smears of 209 tetraonids of three species, 184 anatids of nine species and 35 scolopacids of six species from insular Newfoundland were examined for hematozoa. Forty-six percent of the tetraonids harbored Leucocytozoon bonasae and 4% harbored microfilaria; 3% of the anatids harbored blood parasites (Leucocytozoon simondi, Parahaemoproteus nettionis, Plasmodium circumflexum, microfilaria); the scolopacids were parasite-free. |
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