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The Helminth Parasites of Aquatic Birds from Loch Leven, Kinross: The Trematodes of Laridae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

P. G. Fraser
P. G. Fraser
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Edinburgh.
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Synopsis

Twelve species of trematode are described from 70 gulls of 5 species examined at Loch Leven. Observations on these trematodes are given with additional morphological details. The environmental origins of the parasites are discussed and related to the habits of the hosts.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 74 , 1974 , pp. 391 - 406
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1974

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