Gastrointestinal parasites in Chinstrap Penguins from Deception Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica

• Published in: Parasitology Research
• Main Authors: Vidal, V., Ortiz, J., Diaz, Julia Inés, Ruiz de Ybañez, M. R., Amat, M. T., Palacios, M. J., Benzal, J., Valera, F., de la Cruz, C., Motas, M., Barbosa, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag Berlín
• Subjects: Pygoscelis Antarctica; Helminths; Antarctica; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Deception Island; Ortiz; Diaz; Vidal; Antarc*; Chinstrap penguin; Pygoscelis antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/11301

Knowledge about parasites of Antarctic birds is fragmented and scarce. The aim of this work is to contribute to the knowledge of gastrointestinal parasites of the Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) from Deception Island (South Shetlands, Antarctica). Gastrointestinal tracts of 64 fresh dead i...