A helmithological survey of small mammals (insectivores and rodents) in the Serra Calderona mountains (Valencian Community, Spain)

ABSTRACTA: total of 38 helminth species (4 trematodes, 10cestodes and 24 nematodes) were detected in 315 small mammals (the insectivoresAlelerix algirus and Crocidura russula, and the rodents Eliomys quercinus, Apodemus sylvaticus, Mus spretus and Rattus rattus) captured over a 4-year period in the...

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Main Authors: Fuentes, Màrius Vicent, Cerezuela, Ana María, Galán Puchades, María Teresa
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2024
Subjects:
paràsits
Rattus rattus
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10550/97041
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Summary:ABSTRACTA: total of 38 helminth species (4 trematodes, 10cestodes and 24 nematodes) were detected in 315 small mammals (the insectivoresAlelerix algirus and Crocidura russula, and the rodents Eliomys quercinus, Apodemus sylvaticus, Mus spretus and Rattus rattus) captured over a 4-year period in the Serra Calderona mountains (Valencian Community, Spain). An account is provided of the qualitative composition, prevalences and bioecological characteristics of each parasite community. The Rhode index is applied to determine the parasite specificity of the shared helminth populations. The limited resources of the ecosystem investigated and the population characteristics of the hosts studied condition the qualitative and quantitative compositions of the helminthfauna.

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