Gastrointestinal helminths of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) from Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Diaz, Julia I., Fusaro, Bruno, Longarzo, Lucrecia, Coria, Néstor, Vidal Burgos, Virginia, D'Amico, Verónica L., Barbosa, Andrés
• Other Authors: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), European Commission
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
• Subjects: Parorchites zederi; Stegophorus macronectes; Tetrameres sp; Parasites; Ecosystem health; 25 de Mayo; Avian Island; Esperanza; Hope Bay; King George Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Polar Research; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/152146; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v35.28516; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003339; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780

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...