Helminths Assemblage of the bare-faced ibis, Phimosus infuscatus (Lichtenstein, 1823) (Pelecaniformes: Threskiornithidae), in southern Brazil

Abstract Birds act as hosts for a variety of parasites, many of these are unreported. The literature provides scant information on the helminth fauna of Phimosus infuscatus. The presence of helminths were investigate in 28 birds from Pelotas, Capão do Leão, and Rio Grande in Rio Grande do Sul. The...

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Main Authors: Simone Scheer, Carolina Silveira Mascarenhas, Márcia Raquel Pegoraro de Macedo, Gertrud Muller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2019-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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