Gastrointestinal helminths of Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) from Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Fusaro, Bruno, Libertelli, Marcela, Ansaldo, Martin, Coria, Néstor Rubén, Diaz, Julia Inés
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANTARCTICA; CONTRACAECUM OSCULATUM; EMPEROR PENGUIN; PARORCHITES ZEDERI; STEGOPHORUS MACRONECTES; TETRABOTHRIUS SP; TETRAMERES SP; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Argentino; Argentina; Snow Hill; Antarc*; Antarctica; Aptenodytes forsteri; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Emperor penguins; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/86819

Although research on parasitic diseases in Antarctic birds is scarce and the information largely fragmented, an increasing number of studies are currently in progress in this area. The host/parasite relationship is very important for understanding the impact of parasitism on the seabirds’ feeding ec...