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1 December 2009 Helminth Infracommunities of the Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) From Westhampton Lake, Virginia
Derek A. Zelmer, Thomas R. Platt
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Abstract

Patterns of infracommunity similarity were examined for 27 male and 6 female common snapping turtles, Chelydra serpentina serpentina, collected from Westhampton Lake on the campus of the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, during the summer months of 1979 and 1980. Patterns of infracommunity similarity based on parasite abundance emphasized differences between years and between host sexes. Patterns of similarity based on parasite presence or absence emphasized differences among the months sampled. This suggests that there were consistent seasonal changes across both years in terms of which parasites were present, but that there were differences between years in terms of the abundances of those parasites.

Derek A. Zelmer and Thomas R. Platt "Helminth Infracommunities of the Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) From Westhampton Lake, Virginia," Journal of Parasitology 95(6), 1552-1554, (1 December 2009). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-2175.1
Published: 1 December 2009
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