The parasitic fauna of the moorhen gallinule Chloropus chloropus L. in the middle of Iraq
Joint Authors
Muhammad, Muhammad Kazim
al-Musawi, Azhar A.
Jasim, Muhammad K.
Source
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
Issue
Vol. 9, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2002), pp.41-49, 9 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum
Publication Date
2002-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Examination of the blood and the alimentary canal of moorhens in two sites around Baghdad area in the middle of Iraq showed that 38% of the examined birds were infected with one or more of the following parasites, Haemoproteus baghdadensis, H.
gallinulae (Protozoa), Cyclocoelum mutbile (Trematoda), Diorchis inflata, Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda), Amidostomum fulicae and Porrcaecum sp.
(Nematoda) .The stomach analysis revealed that the bird is omnivorous in feeding including wid range of invertebrate animals with some plant origin food items.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muhammad, Muhammad Kazim& al-Musawi, Azhar A.& Jasim, Muhammad K.. 2002. The parasitic fauna of the moorhen gallinule Chloropus chloropus L. in the middle of Iraq. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum،Vol. 9, no. 4, pp.41-49.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muhammad, Muhammad Kazim…[et al.]. The parasitic fauna of the moorhen gallinule Chloropus chloropus L. in the middle of Iraq. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum Vol. 9, no. 4 (2002), pp.41-49.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Muhammad, Muhammad Kazim& al-Musawi, Azhar A.& Jasim, Muhammad K.. The parasitic fauna of the moorhen gallinule Chloropus chloropus L. in the middle of Iraq. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum. 2002. Vol. 9, no. 4, pp.41-49.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix : p. 49
Record ID
BIM-370251
