دورية أكاديمية
Natural history of the parasite Waddycephalus in the Townsville region of north-east Australia
| العنوان: | Natural history of the parasite Waddycephalus in the Townsville region of north-east Australia |
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| المؤلفون: | Halvard Aas Midtun, Megan Higgie, Conrad Hoskin |
| المصدر: | Parasitology, Vol 150, Pp 505-510 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | Cambridge University Press, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Biochemistry LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases LCC:Microbiology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Australia, endoparasite, gecko, parasite, Waddycephalus, Biochemistry, QD415-436, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Microbiology, QR1-502 |
| الوصف: | Waddycephalus is an understudied genus of pentastomids native to Australia and south-east Asia. The genus was recognized in 1922 but there has been little research on these pentastomid tongue worms over the last century. A few observations suggest a complex life cycle through 3 trophic levels. We aimed to add knowledge to the Waddycephalus life cycle in woodland habitats in the Townsville region of north-east Australia. We used camera trapping to identify the most likely first-intermediate hosts (coprophagous insects), we conducted gecko surveys to identify multiple new gecko intermediate host species and we dissected road-killed snakes to identify additional definitive hosts. Our study paves the way for further research into the intriguing life cycle of Waddycephalus, investigation of spatial variation in prevalence and impacts of the parasite on host species. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 00311820 0031-1820 1469-8161 |
| Relation: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182023000197/type/journal_article; https://doaj.org/toc/0031-1820; https://doaj.org/toc/1469-8161 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0031182023000197 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/3db35e350ee1451f821322f3a80a0f04 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.3db35e350ee1451f821322f3a80a0f04 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 00311820 14698161 |
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| DOI: | 10.1017/S0031182023000197 |