Variation in the helminth community structure of Thrichomys pachyurus (Rodentia: Echimyidae) in two sub-regions of the Brazilian Pantanal: The effects of land use and seasonality

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-275

  Simoes R ^a   Gentile, R ^a   Rademaker, V ^a   D'Andrea, P ^a   Herrera, H ^a   Freitas, T ^a,b   Lanfredi, R ^c   Maldonado Jr , A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FLOOD TIDE; HELIGMOSTRONGYLUS ALMEIDAI; HELIGMOSTRONGYLUS CRUCIFER; HELMINTH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LAND USE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PUDICA CERCOMYSI; RIVER; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUMMER; THRICHOMYS PACHYURUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; HELMINTHS; RODENTIA; SEASONS;

BOS; ECHIMYIDAE; RODENTIA; THRICHOMYS PACHYURUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLIDAE; VERMES;

EID: 77955853910     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X09990629     Document Type: Article

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