| gastrointestinal parasites in chinstrap penguins from deception island, south shetlands, antarctica. | knowledge about parasites of antarctic birds is fragmented and scarce. the aim of this work is to contribute to the knowledge of gastrointestinal parasites of the chinstrap penguin (pygoscelis antarctica) from deception island (south shetlands, antarctica). gastrointestinal tracts of 64 fresh dead individuals (61 chicks and three adults) were collected from december 2006 to february 2009 and examined for macroparasites. three adult parasite species were found: two cestoda species (parorchites ze ... | 2012 | 22453499 |
| mode of attachment and pathology caused by parorchites zederi in three species of penguins: pygoscelis papua, pygoscelis adeliae, and pygoscelis antarctica in antarctica. | we identified and compared gross and microscopic lesions associated with the cestode, parorchites zederi, in the digestive tracts of three species of penguins (spheniscidae): the chinstrap ( pygoscelis antarctica ), gentoo ( pygoscelis papua ), and adélie penguins ( pygoscelis adeliae ). the gastrointestinal tracts of 79 recently dead individuals (71 chicks and eight adults) were collected in locations throughout the antarctic peninsula during summer field trips in 2006-09. parorchites zederi wa ... | 2016 | 27195682 |