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Bazan G.

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New distributional data on Haemogregarina stepanowi (Apicomplexa) and Placobdella costata (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle Emys trin…

2022

The host-parasite system "Emys trinacris - Placobdella costata - Haemogregarina stepanowi"is known for Sicily, but scarce information is available to date about the distribution of the two parasites P. costata and H. stepanowi on the island. Therefore, an extensive sampling effort through visual census and collection and analysis of blood smears of the endemic Sicilian pond turtle E. trinacris was carried out in 46 water bodies scattered throughout mainland Sicily. Our findings revealed that the distribution of both parasites is limited to the Nebrodi area, where the infection of H. stepanowi has shown a high incidence on the local turtle populations. Our data suggest no correlation between…

blood parasitesHaemogregarinidaeconservationGlossiphoniidaeEmydidae
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Historical Landscape Ecology of the Favorita Park in Palermo (Sicily)

2021

Historical Landscape Ecology of the Favorita Park in Palermo

Historical green Mediterranean maquis traditional agroecosystemsSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata
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