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Unexpected diversity in northern Europe: trematodes from salmonid fishes in Iceland with two new species of Crepidostomum Braun, 1900 by Faltýnková, A., Pantoja, C., Skírnisson, K., Kudlai, O.

“…In 2018 and 2019, salmonid fishes, Salmo trutta L. and Salvelinus alpinus (L.) from lakes in Iceland were assessed for trematodes during a parasitological…”
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new Eimeria species (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) from caribou in Ameralik, West Greenland by Skirnisson, K., Cuyler, C.

“…Fecal samples of 11 calves shot in the Ameralik area, West Greenland, in August–September 2014 were examined for coccidian parasites. The calves belonged to a…”
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Molecular diversity of Trichobilharzia franki in two intermediate hosts (Radix auricularia and Radix peregra): A complex of species by Jouet, D., Skírnisson, K., Kolářová, L., Ferté, H.

“…Recently, the systematic use of the molecular approach as a complement to the other approaches (morphology, biology, life cycle) has brought help for the…”
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Fellow travellers: a concordance of colonization patterns between mice and men in the North Atlantic region by Jones, E P, Skirnisson, K, McGovern, T H, Gilbert, M T P, Willerslev, E, Searle, J B

“…House mice (Mus musculus) are commensals of humans and therefore their phylogeography can reflect human colonization and settlement patterns. Previous studies…”
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High genetic variability of vagrant polar bears illustrates importance of population connectivity in fragmented sea ice habitats by Kutschera, V. E., Frosch, C., Janke, A., Skírnisson, K., Bidon, T., Lecomte, N., Fain, S. R., Eiken, H. G., Hagen, S. B., Arnason, U., Laidre, K. L., Nowak, C., Hailer, F.

“…Projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and sea ice forecasts suggest that Arctic sea ice will decline markedly in coming decades…”
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Diversity of bird schistosomes in anseriform birds in Iceland based on egg measurements and egg morphology by SKIRNISSON, K, KOLAROVA, L

“…Radix balthica is the only freshwater mollusc in Iceland that has been found to be the intermediate host of ocellate furcocercariae. Infections are common. On…”
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Methodical approaches in the identification of areas with a potential risk of infection by bird schistosomes causing cercarial dermatitis by Kolárová, L, Horák, P, Skírnisson, K

“…Larval stages (cercariae) of schistosomatid flukes represent the causative agents of swimmer's itch (cercarial dermatitis), a waterborne allergic disease…”
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Trichinella nativa in Iceland: an example of Trichinella dispersion in a frigid zone by Skírnisson, K, Marucci, G, Pozio, E

“…In most Arctic and subarctic regions, Trichinella nativa is a common zoonotic pathogen circulating among wild carnivores. The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is…”
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A review on swimmer's itch and the occurrence of bird schistosomes in Iceland by Skírnisson, K, Aldhoun, J A, Kolárová, L

“…In the past decade, swimmer's itch (SI) has repeatedly occurred in people who have been wading or bathing in ponds or lakes in Iceland where water birds and…”
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Mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite variation in the eider duck (Somateria mollissima) indicate stepwise postglacial colonization of Europe and limited current long-distance dispersal by Tiedemann, R., Paulus, K. B., Scheer, M., Von Kistowski, K. G., Skírnisson, K., Bloch, D., Dam, M.

“…To unravel the postglacial colonization history and the current intercolony dispersal in the common eider, Somateria mollissima, we analysed genetic variation…”
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Two new Eimeria species (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) from wild rock ptarmigans, Lagopus muta islandorum, in Iceland by SKIRNISSON, K, THORARINSDOTTIR, S. Th

“…One hundred rock ptarmigans, Lagopus muta islandorum (Faber, 1822), were collected in early October 2006 in northeastern Iceland and examined for coccidian…”
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The third newly discovered Eimeria species (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) described from wild reindeer, Rangifer tarandus, in Iceland by GUDMUNDSDOTTIR, B, SKIRNISSON, K

“…Fecal samples from 56 adult reindeer from eastern Iceland were examined for coccidian parasites. One Eimeria species was found in an 8-year-old male…”
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Trematode species diversity in the faucet snail, Bithynia tentaculata at the western edge of its native distribution, in Ireland by Faltýnková, A, O'Dwyer, K, Pantoja, C, Jouet, D, Skírnisson, K, Kudlai, O

“…Trematodes and their snail hosts have developed intimate parasite-host associations, with snails supporting a diverse and often species-specific trematode…”
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DESCRIPTION OF A NEW EIMERIA SPECIES AND REDESCRIPTION OF EIMERIA MAYERI (PROTOZOA: EIMERIIDAE) FROM WILD REINDEER RANGIFER TARANDUS IN ICELAND by Gudmundsdottir, B, Skirnisson, K

“…Altogether, 195 fecal samples of reindeer calves (Rangifer tarandus) were collected from the ground in 3 distinct areas in eastern Iceland, where…”
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Weighing the predictors: host traits and coinfecting species both explain variation in parasitism of Rock Ptarmigan by Morrill, André, Nielsen, Ó. K., Stenkewitz, U., Pálsdóttir, G. R., Forbes, M. R., Skírnisson, K.

“…Testing hypotheses in ecological and evolutionary parasitology can require testing whether host traits or coinfecting parasites explain variation in parasitism…”
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Trichobilharzia anseri n. sp. (Schistosomatidae: Digenea), a new visceral species of avian schistosomes isolated from greylag goose (Anser anser L.) in Iceland and France by Jouet, D., Kolářová, L., Patrelle, C., Ferté, H., Skírnisson, K.

“…•Parasitological investigation on snails and birds in Iceland and France.•Discovery of new visceral species of avian schistosomes.•First description of a…”
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Schistosome cercariae as the causative agent of swimmer's itch in Iceland by Kolárová, L, Skirnisson, K, Horák, P

“…During late summer in 1995 to 1997, repeated outbreaks of maculopapular skin eruptions were noted on the legs of children after wading in the pond in the…”
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Seasonal fluctuations of organochlorine levels in the common eider ( Somateria mollissima) in Iceland by Olafsdottir, K, Skirnisson, K, Gylfadottir, G, Johannesson, T

“…Breast muscle of 55 common eiders ( Somateria mollissima) and liver samples of 12 birds, caught at Skerjafjörður in SW-Iceland in February, May, June and…”
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PARASITES OF THE ARCTIC FOX (ALOPEX LAGOPUS) IN ICELAND by Skirnisson, K., Eydal, M., Gunnarsson, E., Hersteinsson, P.

“…Forty-four of 50 arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) in Iceland harbored 15 species of intestinal parasites, including Protozoa: Eimeria sp. or Isospora sp. (in 4%);…”
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Organochlorine residues in marine mammals from the Northern hemisphere : A consideration of the composition of organochlorine residues in the blubber of marine mammals by VETTER, W, LUCKAS, B, HEIDEMANN, G, SKIRNISSON, K

“…Levels of organochlorines (PCBs, sigma DDT, lindane and its isomers, HCB, chlordane, and toxaphene) were determined in blubber of marine mammals from the…”
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