Gastrointestinal and ectoparasites of plumbeous rail, Pardirallus sanguinolentus (Aves: Rallidae) in Central Chile

Gastrointestinal and ectoparasites of plumbeous rail, Pardirallus sanguinolentus (Aves: Rallidae) in Central Chile

Abstract With the aim to identify the parasite fauna of plumbeous rail, Pardirallus sanguinolentus (Aves: Rallidae) in Chile, 26 carcasses were parasitologically necropsied. The present study revealed the presence of 14 species of parasites (inverse Simpson index = 4.64; evenness = 0.332), includin...

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Main Authors: José Osvaldo Valdebenito, Lucila Moreno, Carlos Barrientos, Sergey Mironov, John Mike Kinsella, Armando Cicchino, Mabel Mena, Alexandra Grandón-Ojeda, Daniel González-Acuña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2018-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Parasites
helminths
diversity
wetlands
rallids
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612018000300301&lng=en&tlng=en

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