ABSENCE OF HEMATOZOA FROM FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWLS (GLAUCIDIUM-BRASILIANUM) IN SOUTHERN TEXAS

Authors
PROUDFOOT GA RADOMSKI AA
Citation
Ga. Proudfoot et Aa. Radomski, ABSENCE OF HEMATOZOA FROM FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWLS (GLAUCIDIUM-BRASILIANUM) IN SOUTHERN TEXAS, Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington, 64(1), 1997, pp. 154-156
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington → ACNP
ISSN journal
1049233X
Volume
64
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
154 - 156
Database
ISI
SICI code
1049-233X(1997)64:1<154:AOHFFP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Blood smears were examined from 63 (14 females, 45 males, 4 nestlings) ferruginous pygmy-owls (Glaucidium brasilianum) captured during 1994- 1996 in southern Texas. Of these, no hematozoa were observed. Absence of hematozoans may be a result of low vector abundance, low and chroni c infections be low levels of detection, an overdispersion of hematozo a masking the actual prevalence rates, or an innate ability of pygmy-o wls to avoid blood-parasite infections.