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Patterns Of Trematode Distribution From Hosts Collected At Lake Winnibigoshish, Minnesota, Scott Malotka
Patterns Of Trematode Distribution From Hosts Collected At Lake Winnibigoshish, Minnesota, Scott Malotka
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A comparative and seasonal study was performed on trematode populations and communities within waterfowl definitive hosts in order to determine important factors in the structuring of these communities. Furthermore, larval trematode populations were also sampled in order to compare larval stages found within snail hosts to adult stages found within collected waterfowl in order to determine where infections could have occurred with the trematode species. 52 birds including 18 blue-winged teal (Anas discors), 5 bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), 4 common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), 1 greater scaup (Aythya marila), 1 green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis), 11 lesser scaup (Aythya affinis), 1 northern pintail …