Dynamics of the platyhelminth fauna of wood ducks in relation to food habits and reproductive state [Aix sponsa]

• Published in: The Journal of parasitology Vol. 69; no. 2; p. 375
• Main Authors: Drobney, R.D, Train, C.T, Fredrickson, L.H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.1983
• Subjects: Animals; Bird Diseases - epidemiology; Cestode Infections - epidemiology; Cestode Infections - veterinary; Ducks - parasitology; Ducks - physiology; Feeding Behavior; Female; Male; Reproduction; Seasons; Trematode Infections - epidemiology; Trematode Infections - veterinary

The dynamics of the intestinal helminth fauna of wood ducks (Aix sponsa) and the relationship between changes in food habits and helminth populations during the bird's reproductive cycle were studied in southeast Missouri. A total of 11 species of helminths, comprised of four species of tremato...