Article
Phenotypic comparison of allopatric populations of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica from European and African bovines using a computer image analysis system (CIAS).
Parasitology research - 1 Sept 2006
Periago M V, Valero M A, Panova M, Mas-Coma S
Abstract excerpt
The quantification of the different sizes and shapes of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica from bovines has been achieved for the first time in natural allopatric populations. Linear measurements, areas and ratios of gravid adults and eggs of F. hepatica (from France and Spain) and F. gigantica (from Burkina Faso) were analysed using a computer image analysis system and an allometric model: (y2m - y2)/y2 =...
Topics
- Africa
- Animals
- Cattle
- Environment
- Europe
- Fasciola hepatica
- Fascioliasis
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Parasitic Diseases, Animal
- Phenotype
- Social Isolation
- Species Specificity