Molecular characterization and lesions associated with Diomedenema diomedeae (Aproctoidea: Desmidocercidae) from grey-headed albatrosses (Thalassarche chrysostoma) on Subantarctic Marion Island

The Prince Edward Islands are Subantarctic islands in the southwest Indian Ocean that are of global importance as seabird nesting sites, and are breeding grounds for five species of albatrosses (Procellariiformes: Diomedeidae). In March–April 2016 numerous chicks of one of these species, the grey-he...

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Main Authors: Ralph E.T. Vanstreels, Michael J. Yabsley, Liandrie Swanepoel, Kim L. Stevens, Tegan Carpenter-Kling, Peter G. Ryan, Pierre A. Pistorius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418300233