Absence of haematozoa in a wild chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarctica population

No haematoza were detected in 40 adult and 58 nestling wild chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) from Antarctica examined by blood smear The present study was supported by grant ANT940036 from the Spanish Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología a (Plan Nacional Antártico). Peer revie...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Merino, Santiago, Barbosa, Andrés, Moreno Klemming, Juan, Potti, Jaime
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer 1997
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/9362
https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050181
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Summary:No haematoza were detected in 40 adult and 58 nestling wild chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) from Antarctica examined by blood smear The present study was supported by grant ANT940036 from the Spanish Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología a (Plan Nacional Antártico). Peer reviewed