Morphological and molecular approaches of the nematode parasite Desportesius invaginatus (Acuariidae) infecting the cattle egret Bubulcus ibis (Ardeidae)

Investigations on the parasites that infect migrating birds worldwide are ongoing. To identify the parasite species that infect ardeids, morphological and morphometric characteristics were used. A total of 20 Bubulcus ibis (Ardeidae) specimens were collected from the agricultural lands belonging to...

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Main Authors: Rania Abdel-Gaber, Reem Kamel, Sherein Maher, Yasmin A. Fergani, Saleh Al-Quraishy, Hanadi B. Baghdadi, Rewaida Abdel-Gaber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364722005997