Journal article
Studies on Austrobilharzia terrigalensis (Trematoda: Schistosomatidae) in the swan estuary, Western Australia: Infection in the definitive host, Larus novaehollandiae
International Journal for Parasitology, Vol.13(3), pp.249-259
1983
Abstract
The prevalence of Austrobilharzia terrigalensis infection in the Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae) population of the Swan Estuary, Western Australia was shown from autopsies to be 80.7% with a median worm load of five pairs. Maximum egg-output was recorded about 3 weeks after the first eggs were voided in the faeces of experimentally-infected birds. Few worms were thought to live longer than 2-3 months. Egg-output from naturally infected L. novaehollandiae was generally low, with a median rate of 24 eggs/g for birds living within 125 km radius of Perth. The liver, duodenum and small intestine were the organs most heavily involved in A. terrigalensis infection.
Details
- Title
- Studies on Austrobilharzia terrigalensis (Trematoda: Schistosomatidae) in the swan estuary, Western Australia: Infection in the definitive host, Larus novaehollandiae
- Authors/Creators
- C.C. Appleton (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- International Journal for Parasitology, Vol.13(3), pp.249-259
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Identifiers
- 991005543506207891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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