| blood parasitemia in a south texas wintering waterfowl population. | eleven species of wintering waterfowl were trapped on the welder wildlife foundation, san patricio county, texas, between october, 1976 and may, 1977. blood films were made from 580 ducks. leucocytozoon simondi, haemoproteus nettionis, plasmodium circumflexum, and a microfilaria were found in three species. these blood parasites occurred in 70 lesser scaups (aythya affinis), 12 blue-winged teals (anas discors), and 3 ring-necked ducks (aythya collaris). there was no difference in the rates of i ... | 1980 | 6768901 |