title: [Determination of the helminths of wild pigeons (Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 Columbiformes) in the Bursa region].
abstract: The helminth fauna of 113 wild pigeons, (Columba livia Gmelin, 1789), in the Bursa Province was investigated. As a result of the investigation 3 helminth species were detected. These were Capillaria columbae (Gmelin, 1789), Ascaridia columbae (Gmelin, 1790) (Nemathelminthes) and Raillietina echinobothrida (Megnin, 1881) (Cestoda).
authors.affiliation: Uludağ Universitesi Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Görükle, Bursa, Turkey. yhikmet@uludag.edu.tr
authors.forename: Hikmet Sami
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yildirimhan
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gürkan
authors.forename: F Naci
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Altunel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001197:Ascaridia / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001198:Ascaridiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D002195:Capillaria / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D010856:Columbidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D014421:Turkey