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Research Paper | Biological Sciences | Iraq | Volume 6 Issue 5, May 2017
The White-Breasted Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) as a Host for Nematodes
Azhar A. Al-Moussawi | Suhad Y. Jassim [2]
Abstract: Examination of gizzard of six white-breasted kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) collected from Baghdad city for the period from January to November, 2016 revealed that the gizzard of one bird infected with five adult females of Hadjelia truncata Creplin, 1825 and two larval spirurid nematode. Some meristic and morphometric characters of the nematode were given. The intermediate and final hosts for the nematode were also mentioned. Recording H. truncata from the gizzard of Halcyon smyrnensis in this study represents a new host record for this nematode in Iraq
Keywords: Baghdad, white-breasted kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis, Hadjelia truncata
Edition: Volume 6 Issue 5, May 2017,
Pages: 2563 - 2565
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Research Paper, Biological Sciences, Iraq, Volume 6 Issue 6, June 2017
Pages: 2522 - 2523The Ixodid Ticks of the Long-Eared Hedgehog Hemiechinus Auritus (Gmelin, 1770) in Baghdad Area
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Research Paper, Biological Sciences, Iraq, Volume 6 Issue 7, July 2017
Pages: 1976 - 1980Detection of Uropathogenic Virulence Genes in Escherichia coli isolated from Urine Samples of Children under Five Years
Ilham S. Banno | Ali F. Ahmed