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Helminth Parasites of Wildfowl from Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. II. Parasites of wild mallard

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

R. A. Avery
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Bristol

Extract

Twenty species of helminth parasites were found in the alimentary canal of thirty mallard caught in the decoy at Slimbridge.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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