Abstract Helminths are endoparasites that infect a variety of bird species. Endoparasite infections can cause severe diseases, including kill captive avian hosts and represents problem to maintenance conservation. The eggs larval forms these parasites usually eliminated in the host feces. main interest this study is report occurrence oocysts feces from wild birds Goiânia Zoo free-living its sur...

The Sulawesi black-crested macaque (Macaca nigra) is an endemic primate of North that categorized as critically endangered (IUCN 2015). Endoparasite contributes to the decline M.nigra. Therefore, this study aims determine prevalence endoparasites in (M. nigra). We collected 80 fresh fecal samples representing all sex from two habituated groups. analyzed them using direct examination technique (...

Pomeranian Bay as an ecotone is a transition zone between two different biocenoses, which is characterized by an increase in biodiversity and species density. Therefore, Pomeranian Bay is a destination of finding and reproductive migrations of fish from the rivers entered the area. The aim of the study was to compare parasitic fauna of two predatory fish species from the Pomeranian Bay, collect...

Toxaphene, an organochlorine pesticide, is the major contaminant of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in the Canadian Arctic. The objective of this study was to investigate the combined effects of toxaphene exposure and infection by the larval stage of the cestode Diphyllobothrium dendriticum on fish growth, nutritional composition, and hematology. Hatchery-reared Arctic charr were subjected to...