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Some observations on egg production and autoreinfection of Reighardia sternae(Diesing, 1864), a pentastomid parasite of the herring gull

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

A. A. Banaja ,
J. L. James  and
J. Riley
A. A. Banaja
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, The University, Dundee DD1 4HN
J. L. James
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, The University, Dundee DD1 4HN
J. Riley
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, The University, Dundee DD1 4HN
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Summary

Egg production by Reighardia sternae, implanted at various stages of maturity into the interclavicular air sacs of captive gulls, is described.

Females produce only 2900 eggs per lifetime over a short patent period of 1–3 days. The problem of a direct life-cycle in relation to this unusually low fecundity is discussed, and speculation is advanced concerning a possible parasitic behavioural trait which could facilitate direct transmission. The hazards of the latter are also offset by auto-reinfection.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , February 1976 , pp. 81 - 91
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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