Determination of the Helminths of Wild Pigeons (Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 Columbiformes) in the Bursa Region
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VOLUME: 33 ISSUE: 4
P: 321 - 326
December 2009

Determination of the Helminths of Wild Pigeons (Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 Columbiformes) in the Bursa Region

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2009;33(4):321-326
1. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Görükle, Bursa, Türkiye
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Received Date: 29.06.2009
Accepted Date: 25.09.2009
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ABSTRACT

The helminth fauna of 113 wild pigeons, (Columba livia Gmelin, 1789), in the Bursa Provence 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).

Keywords:
Pigeon, Nematoda, Baruscapillaria obsignata, Ascaridia columbae, Raillietina echinobothrida