Parasites of Vipera berus L. in Poland

• Autorzy: Lewin J , Grabda-Kazubska B
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

As many as 152 specimens of Viper a berus from various localities in Poland, examined for parasites, yielded 21 species including 4 adult trematodes, 5 meso- and metacercariae, 1 larval cestode, 5 adult nematodes, 2 nematode larvae, 1 adult and 1 larval acanthocephalan, 1 tick and 1 mite. No one of these species might have been regarded as specific of the viper. All adults were common parasites of other reptiles and amphibians, the larvae used the viper as paratenic hosts. Some differences have been observed in infection of vipers from various regions of Poland, as well as differences dependent on sex and age of the vipers. The latter are considered as related to host behaviour.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

viper; Vipera berus; infection; Oswaldocruzia dispar; Poland; sex; amphibia; cestode; geographic distribution; parasite; reptile; male; mesocercaria; Hel Peninsula; nematode; trematode; metacercaria; larva; age; female

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Parasitologica
• Rocznik: 1997
• Tom: 42
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.92-96,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Lewin J

• W. Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51-55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Grabda-Kazubska B

• W. Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51-55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland

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