Ecological aspects of helminth fauna of Magellanic penguins, Spheniscus magellanicus (aves: Spheniscidae), from the Northern Coast of the State of São Paulo, Brazil Aspectos ecológicos da helmintofauna de pinguins de Magalhães, Spheniscus magellanicus (Aves: Spheniscidae), do Litoral Norte do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Ecological aspects of helminth fauna of Magellanic penguins, Spheniscus magellanicus (aves: Spheniscidae), from the Northern Coast of the State of São Paulo, Brazil Aspectos ecológicos da helmintofauna de pinguins de Magalhães, Spheniscus magellanicus (Aves: Spheniscidae), do Litoral Norte do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the helminth fauna found in the Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, relating parasite population and community ecological parameters to life aspects of the host species. The study involved 237 specimens of S. magellanicus taken from the northern...

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Main Authors: GC. Rezende, P. Baldassin, H. Gallo, RJ. Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2013-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:
helmintofauna
parâmetros ecológicos
variação latitudinal
helminth fauna
ecological parameters
latitudinal variation
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