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Intestinal helminth communities of Podarcis bocagei and Podarcis carbonelli (Sauria: Lacertidae) in NW Portugal

M. A. GaldónVicente RocaDiana BarbosaMiguel A. Carretero

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Medicine (General)biologyHost (biology)EcologyAgriculture (General)biology.organism_classificationS1-972lizardsiberian peninsulahelminth communitiesR5-920Abundance (ecology)parasitic diseasesPodarcis carbonelliLacertidaeParasite hostingHelminthsAnimal Science and ZoologyParasitologySauriaSpecies richness

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Abstract A survey of gastrointestinal helminth communities of Podarcis bocagei and Podarcis carbonelli (Sauria: Lacertidae) from NW Portugal was conducted to determine the prevalence, intensity and diversity of intestinal parasites in these lizards. A few parasite species were found in both hosts, their prevalences, mean intensities and abundances of infection being low or very low. Low values of richness and abundance of parasite species were also found in the helminth infracommunities of individuals of both host species. These low values of parameters of infection and diversity are discussed and compared between both host species and among other Iberian lacertid lizards.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2006-03-01Helminthologia
https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-006-0008-y