New data on gastrointestinal helminths in shags (Phalacrocorax verrucosus) at Kerguelen Archipelago
International audience To date, the knowledge of the helminth communitiesbof Antarctic birds is scarce or fragmented. Knowledge about diseases and parasites is crucial for understanding and managing ecosystems, particularly in isolated areas where host species are more sensitive to new diseases or p...
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ftinsu:oai:HAL:hal-00943487v1 2024-02-11T09:58:32+01:00 New data on gastrointestinal helminths in shags (Phalacrocorax verrucosus) at Kerguelen Archipelago Fonteneau, Frédéric Cook, Timothée R. Ecosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution Rennes (ECOBIO) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS Ecologie et Environnement (INEE-CNRS) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institute of African Ornithology University of Cape Town Programme 394 IPEV (Diving Seabirds) 2013 https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-00943487 https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-00943487/document https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-00943487/file/Fonteneau_Cook_Parasites_Kerguelen_Shag.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-013-1391-8 en eng HAL CCSD Springer Verlag info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00300-013-1391-8 hal-00943487 https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-00943487 https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-00943487/document https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-00943487/file/Fonteneau_Cook_Parasites_Kerguelen_Shag.pdf doi:10.1007/s00300-013-1391-8 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0722-4060 EISSN: 1432-2056 Polar Biology https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-00943487 Polar Biology, 2013, 36 (12), pp.1839-1843. ⟨10.1007/s00300-013-1391-8⟩ [SDE]Environmental Sciences [SDV.MP.PAR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Parasitology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2013 ftinsu https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-013-1391-8 2024-01-24T17:22:30Z International audience To date, the knowledge of the helminth communitiesbof Antarctic birds is scarce or fragmented. Knowledge about diseases and parasites is crucial for understanding and managing ecosystems, particularly in isolated areas where host species are more sensitive to new diseases or parasite infections. It has been showed that variations in rate of parasitism may occur between populations of host species. Two major non-exclusive hypotheses have been proposed to explain such variability: exposure to parasitism and, perhaps more important, life history strategies of hosts. We studied the helminth community of the Kerguelen Shag Phalacrocorax verrucosus, an endemic seabird species of the Kerguelen Archipelago. We provide new data on the helminths infecting this species from partial or complete digestive tracts of two birds. Two nematodes (Contracaecum rudolphii s.l. and Ingliseria cirrohamata) were found free or attached to the wall of the proventriculus of birds, while the acanthocephalan Corynosoma sp. and the cestode species Tetrabothrius sp. occurred in the intestine of the shags. The genus Tetrabothrius is reported for the first time in Kerguelen Shags and in this area. The analysis of stomach contents from 41 live Kerguelen Shag individuals revealed infection by Contracaecum nematodes. The proportion of infected birds differed between colonies, possibly in relation to differential exposure to infected fish hosts. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Biology Institut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSU Antarctic Kerguelen Polar Biology 36 12 1839 1843 |
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International audience To date, the knowledge of the helminth communitiesbof Antarctic birds is scarce or fragmented. Knowledge about diseases and parasites is crucial for understanding and managing ecosystems, particularly in isolated areas where host species are more sensitive to new diseases or parasite infections. It has been showed that variations in rate of parasitism may occur between populations of host species. Two major non-exclusive hypotheses have been proposed to explain such variability: exposure to parasitism and, perhaps more important, life history strategies of hosts. We studied the helminth community of the Kerguelen Shag Phalacrocorax verrucosus, an endemic seabird species of the Kerguelen Archipelago. We provide new data on the helminths infecting this species from partial or complete digestive tracts of two birds. Two nematodes (Contracaecum rudolphii s.l. and Ingliseria cirrohamata) were found free or attached to the wall of the proventriculus of birds, while the acanthocephalan Corynosoma sp. and the cestode species Tetrabothrius sp. occurred in the intestine of the shags. The genus Tetrabothrius is reported for the first time in Kerguelen Shags and in this area. The analysis of stomach contents from 41 live Kerguelen Shag individuals revealed infection by Contracaecum nematodes. The proportion of infected birds differed between colonies, possibly in relation to differential exposure to infected fish hosts. |
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Ecosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution Rennes (ECOBIO) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS Ecologie et Environnement (INEE-CNRS) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institute of African Ornithology University of Cape Town Programme 394 IPEV (Diving Seabirds) |
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New data on gastrointestinal helminths in shags (Phalacrocorax verrucosus) at Kerguelen Archipelago |
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New data on gastrointestinal helminths in shags (Phalacrocorax verrucosus) at Kerguelen Archipelago |
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New data on gastrointestinal helminths in shags (Phalacrocorax verrucosus) at Kerguelen Archipelago |
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New data on gastrointestinal helminths in shags (Phalacrocorax verrucosus) at Kerguelen Archipelago |
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New data on gastrointestinal helminths in shags (Phalacrocorax verrucosus) at Kerguelen Archipelago |
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new data on gastrointestinal helminths in shags (phalacrocorax verrucosus) at kerguelen archipelago |
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ISSN: 0722-4060 EISSN: 1432-2056 Polar Biology https://univ-rennes.hal.science/hal-00943487 Polar Biology, 2013, 36 (12), pp.1839-1843. ⟨10.1007/s00300-013-1391-8⟩ |
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