Helminth Community Dynamics in Populations of Blue-Winged Teal (Anas discors) Using Two Distinct Migratory Corridors
Table 2
Prevalence of the 15 common/intermediate species by migratory corridor, host age, and host sex from 184 blue-winged teal collected in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas from 21 September through 30 October 2002.
Corridor
Age
Sex
East
West
Adult
Juvenile
Male
Female
Species
Corynosoma constrictum
37.0
76.2
32.1
74.0
50.0
60.0
Cloacotaenia megalops
80.0
78.5
88.1
72.0
77.7
81.1
Echinocotyle rosseteri
61.0
64.3
58.3
66.0
60.6
64.4
Gastrotaenia cygni
19.0
35.7
32.1
22.0
30.9
22.2
Amidostomum acutum
96.0
86.9
91.6
92.0
93.6
90.0
Capillaria anatis
28.0
48.8
23.8
49.0
36.2
38.8
Capillaria contorta
48.0
42.9
40.5
50.0
48.9
42.2
Epomidiostomum uncinatum
30.0
22.6
13.1
38.0
25.5
27.7
Streptocara crassicauda
56.0
73.8
64.2
64.0
61.7
66.6
Tetrameres ryjikovi
38.0
60.7
34.5
60.0
43.6
53.3
Apatemon gracilis
24.0
61.9
33.3
48.0
46.8
35.5
Dendritobilharzia pulverulenta
34.0
19.0
33.3
22.0
34.0
20.0
Echinoparyphium recurvatum
19.0
39.3
20.2
35.0
29.7
26.6
Echinostoma revolutum
41.0
34.5
35.7
40.0
45.7
30.0
Trichobilharzia querquedulae
97.0
92.8
100.0
91.0
95.7
94.4
*Numbers in Bold denote Significant difference () in prevalence.
