Parasite fauna of rodents (Murinae) from El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain): a multidisciplinary approach

Abstract The parasite fauna (protozoa, helminths and insects) of the two most widespread Murinae rodents in El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain), the black rat (Rattus rattus) and the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) was studied. Faunistic, ecological, ecotoxicological data, as well as information...

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Published in:Acta Parasitologica
Main Authors: Feliu, Carlos, López, Mercedes, Gómez, María, Torres, Jordi, Sánchez, Santiago, Miquel, Jordi, Abreu-Acosta, Néstor, Segovia, Juan, Martín-Alonso, Aarón, Montoliu, Isabel, Villa, Mercedes, Fernández-Álvarez, Ángela, Bakhoum, Abdoulaye, Valladares, Basilio, Orós, Jorge, Foronda, Pilar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2012
Subjects:
Parasitology
Rattus rattus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11686-012-0016-7
https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ap.2012.57.issue-2/s11686-012-0016-7/s11686-012-0016-7.pdf
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Summary:Abstract The parasite fauna (protozoa, helminths and insects) of the two most widespread Murinae rodents in El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain), the black rat (Rattus rattus) and the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) was studied. Faunistic, ecological, ecotoxicological data, as well as information on the biology of some nematode parasites of R. rattus are provided. The present work is unprecedented in the Canary Islands, and provides the first data on the parasite biodiversity in Murinae from the archipelago. Concerning to parasitofaunas stands out: a) impoverishment of biodiversity of helminths respect of which have the same hosts in other islands; b) increasing the number of species of Siphonaptera, even compared with flea species that parasitize the same hosts from continental biotopes.

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