Helminth parasites of the western sandpiper, Calidris mauri (Aves), from El Paso and Hudspeth counties, Texas.
Fifty western sandpipers, Calidris mauri, from El Paso and Hudspeth counties, Texas, were collected and examined for helminth parasites. Fifty-three helminths (means abundance = 1.06, SD = 2.31) consisting of 4 cestode and 1 nematode species were collected. The helminth community showed low species richness (5), low diversity and evenness (0.05, 0.14), low concentration for dominance (0.19), and all species were contagiously distributed. There were no clearly identifiable core species.
Laboratory for Environmental Biology, University of Texas El Paso 79968.
A G
AG
Canaris
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NT
Munir
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D001717:Birds; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology