Abstract
Linear measurements and derived indices of trypanosomes from species of Fennoscandian birds were compared to those reported form Trypanosoma avium, T. everetti, T. ontarioensis and T. paddae. The trypanosomes encountered in the Fennoscandian birds were identified as T. avium from Tengmalm's owl Aegolius funereus and the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca, T. everetti from the great tit Parus major and collared flycatcher F. albicollis and T. ontarioensis from the collared flycatcher; T. paddae was not seen.
Trypanosoma; measurements; indices; owls; passerines
Trypanosomes of some Fennoscandian birds
Gordon F. Bennett1
Pirkko Siikamäki2
Osmo Rätti2
Klas Allander3
Lars Gustafsson3
Debbie Squires-Parsons1
Memorial University of New-foundland, Department of Biology, International Reference Centre for Avian, St. John's, Canada
University of Jyväskylä, Department of Zoology, Jyväskylä, Finland
Uppsala University, Department of Zoology, Uppsala, Sweden
Linear measurements and derived indices of trypanosomes from species of Fennoscandian birds were compared to those reported form Trypanosoma avium, T. everetti, T. ontarioensis and T. paddae. The trypanosomes encountered in the Fennoscandian birds were identified as T. avium from Tengmalm's owl Aegolius funereus and the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca, T. everetti from the great tit Parus major and collared flycatcher F. albicollis and T. ontarioensis from the collared flycatcher; T. paddae was not seen.
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Dec 1994