Absence of haematozoa in chicks of Little Egret in the Camargue, southern France

Authors
Tourenq, C Pin, C Sacchi, L Hurtrez-Bousses, SH Bertault, G Kayser, Y Martin, JL
Citation
C. Tourenq et al., Absence of haematozoa in chicks of Little Egret in the Camargue, southern France, WATERBIRDS, 24(3), 2001, pp. 434-437
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
WATERBIRDS
ISSN journal
15244695 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
434 - 437
Database
ISI
SICI code
1524-4695(200112)24:3<434:AOHICO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
High nest densities in colonial birds is assumed to favor the infection of individuals by parasites. Little Egrets (Egretta garzetta) chicks (N = 187) were sampled before nest departure in six different colonies of the Camarg ue, southern France, to determine the prevalence of Haematozoa infection. T he absence of blood parasites is discussed.