[Determination of the helminths of wild pigeons (Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 Columbiformes) in the Bursa region].
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).
Yildirimhan
Hikmet Sami
HS
Uludağ Universitesi Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Görükle, Bursa, Turkey. yhikmet@uludag.edu.tr
Gürkan
Erol
E
Altunel
F Naci
FN
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