Gastrointestinal helminths of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) from Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Diaz, Julia Inés, Fusaro, Bruno, Longarzo, Maria Lucrecia, Coria, Néstor Rubén, Vidal, Virginia, D'amico, Veronica Laura, Barbosa, Andrés
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; PARASITES; PARORCHITES ZEDERI; STEGOPHORUS MACRONECTES; TETRAMERES SP; Otras Ciencias Biológicas; Ciencias Biológicas; CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS; 25 de Mayo; Argentina; Argentino; Avian Island; Coria; Diaz; Esperanza; Hope Bay; King George Island; Vidal; Antarc*; Antarctica; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Polar Research; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/67070

Knowledge about parasitic organisms in Antarctica is scarce and fragmentary. The study reported here adds to the knowledge of gastrointestinal parasites of the Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) (Sphenisciformes), from 25 de Mayo/ King George Island (South Shetlands), Bahia Esperanza (Hope Bay) and...