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Helminths from Wild Anatids in Great Britain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Mary Burton-Beverley
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Extract

138 wild duck of five species: Anas plalyrhynchos plalyrhynchos, A. penelope, A. crecca, A. acuta and Spatula clypeata taken in East Anglia, England were examined for trematodes, cestodes, nematodes and acanthocephala. Prevalence data are tabulated and maximum intensities recorded. The waterfowl were taken in the autumn and early winter and were presumed to be migrants coming in from western Europe.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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