| centrorhynchus aluconis (acanthocephala) and other helminth species in tawny owls (strix aluco) in great britain. | observations on the distribution of centrorhynchus aluconis (acanthocephala) and 6 other species of helminths in the definitive host strix aluco, in tawny owl, are presented. infected owls were collected from 16 sites ranging from tarbet, strathclyde, scotland, to ewhurst, surrey, in the south of england. in addition, unidentified cyclophyllidean cestodes were found in the alimentary tract of the tawny owls. centrorhynchus aluconis was the most prevalent helminth found and had the highest intens ... | 1993 | 8277390 |
| some species of centrorhynchus lühe, 1911 (acanthocephala: centrorhynchidae) from the collection of the natural history museum, london. | seven species of centrorhynchus lühe, 1911 are present in the parasitic worms collection of the natural history museum, london: c. aluconis (müller, 1780) lühe, 1911 from strix aluco linnaeus in great britain; c. buteonis (schrank, 1788) kostylev, 1914 from accipiter virgatus (temminck) (new host record) in sri lanka (new geographical record); c. clitorideus (meyer, 1931) golvan, 1956 from athene brama (temminck) (new host record) in india; c. crotophagicola schmidt and neiland, 1966 (encysted j ... | 2005 | 16167121 |
| ophthalmological findings in free-living tawny owls (strix aluco) examined at a wildlife veterinary hospital. | detailed ophthalmological examinations were made on 128 of the 216 free-living tawny owls (strix aluco) examined at a wildlife hospital in the south west of england during the years 2000 to 2002. there were significant lesions in the eyes of 96 (75 per cent) of the birds examined. there were 147 adult birds admitted, of which 89 (60.5 per cent) were due to road traffic accidents; only 13 of these birds (14.6 per cent) were normal. sixty-nine juvenile birds were admitted, 36 (52 per cent) of them ... | 2005 | 15937240 |