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We also discuss the potential transmission of parasites between the yellow-legged gull and the endangered Audouin\u2019s gull, because interactions between these two species, such as kleptoparasitism and predation, occur frequently around colonies. The following species were recorded: Ornithodorus capensis (Arthropoda); Cosmocephalus obvelatus, Paracuaria adunca, Eucoleus contortus, Tetrameres skrjabini and Contracaecum sp. (Nematoda); Tetrabothrius cylindraceus (Cestoda); Acanthotrema armata, Cardiocephaloides longicollis and Ornithobilharzia intermedia (Digenea). Tetrabothrius cylindraceus, A. armata and O. capensis are new parasite records for this host. The dependence of yellow-legged-gulls on fishery discards is supported by the dominance of parasites transmitted through marine intermediate hosts with interest to fisheries in the study area. However, the shift in diet from natural resources to food derived from human activities seems not to affect the parasitic fauna of yellow-legged gull. Besides of direct physical contact between individuals in nesting and resting habitats, the high availability of fishery discards could increase the risk of Audouin\u2019s gulls to be infected by common parasites of yellow-legged gull.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1515\/ap-2015-0041","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,4,20]],"date-time":"2015-04-20T09:27:21Z","timestamp":1429522041000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Parasitic fauna of a yellow-legged gull colony in the island of Escombreras (South-eastern Mediterranean) in close proximity to a landfill site: potential effects on cohabiting species"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"60","author":[{"given":"Sandra Herv\u00edas","family":"Parejo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carlos","family":"Mart\u00ednez-Carrasco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Julia I.","family":"Diaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lidia","family":"Chitimia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Juana","family":"Ortiz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elvira","family":"Mayo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roc\u00edo Ruiz de","family":"Yb\u00e1\u00f1ez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","reference":[{"key":"ref251","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"393","DOI":"10.1016\/S0304-4017(00)00354-X","article-title":"Recommendations on methods for the control of Trichinella in domestic and wild animals intended for human consumption","volume":"93","author":"Gamble","year":"2000","journal-title":"Veterinary Parasitology"},{"key":"ref01","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"158","DOI":"10.4314\/eamj.v79i11.8807","article-title":"Pathogenic intestinal parasite and bacterial agents on solid wastes","volume":"79","author":"Abeyeba","year":"2002","journal-title":"East African Medical Journal"},{"key":"ref191","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"105","DOI":"10.1016\/j.landurbplan.2011.12.019","article-title":"Handbook of the birds of the western Palearctic III Gulls to waders Oxford University Press Oxford UK Delgado Parasite - 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