The gastro-intestinal helminth parasites of the swamp wallaby, Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest) (Marsupialia: Macropodidae), and their regional distribution

摘要: ABSTRACTThe gastro-intestinal helminth parasite community of the swamp wallaby, Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest) (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) is reviewed based on published and previously unpublished data, covering its entire geographical range. The diversity recorded higher than in previous studies with substantial differences between northern southern communities. This difference attributable part to host-specific species, but due mainly species acquired from sympatric macropodid hosts, which differ substantially regions. Additionally, were identified primarily distributions occurrences at a low prevalence Diversity was greater populations host. It predicted that additional parasites are likely be found W. bicolor, these will either highly localised distribution, several have already been reported, or occas...