Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa) of penguins (Pygoscelis ssp.) from Livingston Island and King George Island, the Antarctic
Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa) of penguins ( Pygoscelis ssp.) from Livingston Island and King George Island, the Antarctic The results of investigations on the coccidian parasites of three species of penguins ( Pygoscelis antarctica, P. papua and P. adeliae ), nesting at Livingston and King Georg...
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crdegruyter:10.2478/v10183-011-0018-4 2023-05-15T14:13:11+02:00 Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa) of penguins (Pygoscelis ssp.) from Livingston Island and King George Island, the Antarctic Golemansky, Vassil 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10183-011-0018-4 https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/popore/32/3/article-p263.xml https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2011.32.issue-3/v10183-011-0018-4/v10183-011-0018-4.pdf unknown Walter de Gruyter GmbH Polish Polar Research volume 32, issue 3, page 263-268 ISSN 2081-8262 0138-0338 Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2011 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.2478/v10183-011-0018-4 2022-04-14T05:12:07Z Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa) of penguins ( Pygoscelis ssp.) from Livingston Island and King George Island, the Antarctic The results of investigations on the coccidian parasites of three species of penguins ( Pygoscelis antarctica, P. papua and P. adeliae ), nesting at Livingston and King George Island (South Shetland Islands, the Antarctic) are presented. Three coccidian parasites: Eimeria pygosceli Golemansky, 2003, Eimeria sp. and Isospora sp. were identified in faecal samples from 360 examined birds. The total prevalence of coccidian parasites was high: about 35% in all of examined penguins. No host specificity was observed. It is attributed due to the close phylogenetic relations, common habitats and nesting territories, similar feeding and reproductive biology of the three penguin species. In more than 20 specimens of investigated penguins a high intensity of oocysts in their guano was observed (80-220 oocysts in one microscopic field at magnification of 150x) an indirect indication of the negative role of the coccidian infections on penguin populations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica King George Island Livingston Island Polar Research Pygoscelis antarctica South Shetland Islands De Gruyter (via Crossref) Antarctic Guano ENVELOPE(141.604,141.604,-66.775,-66.775) King George Island Livingston Island ENVELOPE(-60.500,-60.500,-62.600,-62.600) South Shetland Islands The Antarctic Polish Polar Research 32 3 263 268 |
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Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa) of penguins ( Pygoscelis ssp.) from Livingston Island and King George Island, the Antarctic The results of investigations on the coccidian parasites of three species of penguins ( Pygoscelis antarctica, P. papua and P. adeliae ), nesting at Livingston and King George Island (South Shetland Islands, the Antarctic) are presented. Three coccidian parasites: Eimeria pygosceli Golemansky, 2003, Eimeria sp. and Isospora sp. were identified in faecal samples from 360 examined birds. The total prevalence of coccidian parasites was high: about 35% in all of examined penguins. No host specificity was observed. It is attributed due to the close phylogenetic relations, common habitats and nesting territories, similar feeding and reproductive biology of the three penguin species. In more than 20 specimens of investigated penguins a high intensity of oocysts in their guano was observed (80-220 oocysts in one microscopic field at magnification of 150x) an indirect indication of the negative role of the coccidian infections on penguin populations. |
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Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa) of penguins (Pygoscelis ssp.) from Livingston Island and King George Island, the Antarctic |
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Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa) of penguins (Pygoscelis ssp.) from Livingston Island and King George Island, the Antarctic |
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Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa) of penguins (Pygoscelis ssp.) from Livingston Island and King George Island, the Antarctic |
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Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa) of penguins (Pygoscelis ssp.) from Livingston Island and King George Island, the Antarctic |
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Coccidian parasites (Apicomplexa) of penguins (Pygoscelis ssp.) from Livingston Island and King George Island, the Antarctic |
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coccidian parasites (apicomplexa) of penguins (pygoscelis ssp.) from livingston island and king george island, the antarctic |
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ENVELOPE(141.604,141.604,-66.775,-66.775) ENVELOPE(-60.500,-60.500,-62.600,-62.600) |
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Antarctic Guano King George Island Livingston Island South Shetland Islands The Antarctic |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica King George Island Livingston Island Polar Research Pygoscelis antarctica South Shetland Islands |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica King George Island Livingston Island Polar Research Pygoscelis antarctica South Shetland Islands |
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