Helminths Infection Patterns in a Lizard (Tropidurus hispidus) Population from a Semiarid Neotropical Area: Associations Between Female Reproductive Allocation and Parasite Loads

被引：19

作者：

Galdino, Conrado A. B. ^{[1
]}

Avila, Robson W. ^{[2
]}

Bezerra, Castiele H. ^{[3
,4
]}

Passos, Daniel C. ^{[3
,5
]}

Melo, Gabriela C. ^{[1
,3
]}

Zanchi-Silva, Djan ^{[3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] PUC MG, Programa Posgrad Zool Vertebrados, BR-30535610 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

[2] Univ Reg Cariri, Ctr Ciencias Biol & Saude, Dept Ciencias Biol, BR-63105100 Crato, Ceara, Brazil

[3] Univ Fed Ceara, Ctr Ciencias, Nucl Reg Ofiol, BR-60455760 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

[4] Nat Univ Fed Ceara, Programa Posgrad Ecol & Recursos, BR-60455970 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

[5] Univ Estado Rio de Janeiro, Inst Biol Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Programa Posgrad Ecol & Evolucao, BR-20550013 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

来源：

JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY | 2014年 / 100卷 / 06期

关键词：

REPTILIA SQUAMATA; CAATINGA; CONSERVATION; NEMATODES; STATE; MASS;

D O I：

10.1645/13-264.1

中图分类号：

R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;

摘要：

This study reports helminth infection patterns of the lizard Tropidurus hispidus from an area of semiarid caatinga in northeastern Brazil (Ceara state). The lizard population was parasitized by 8 helminth species, and the species composition of the component community resembles that found for other Neotropical lizards. The prevalence of parasites was higher for males compared with females, whereas no relation was found between intensity of infection of 2 parasites (Parapharyngodon alvarengai and Physaloptera lutzi) and the lizards body size. For reproductive females, parasite infection intensity was negatively correlated to reproductive investment.

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页码：864 / 867

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