Nematode assemblages associated with the parthenogenetic lizard Ameivula nativo in six restinga areas along the eastern coast of Brazil
| Autor: | Vanderlaine Amaral Menezes, J C Mascarenhas, Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha, Davor Vrcibradic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Nematoda Fauna 010607 zoology Biodiversity Biology 01 natural sciences Parasite Load 03 medical and health sciences biology.animal Prevalence Animals Nematode Infections Lizard Host (biology) Ecology Lizards General Medicine 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification Nematode Habitat Sympatric speciation Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology Species richness Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Helminthology. 92:554-562 |
| ISSN: | 1475-2697 0022-149X |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0022149x17000748 |
| Popis: | We surveyed the nematode assemblages associated with populations of the parthenogenetic whiptail lizard Ameivula nativo from six coastal restinga areas in eastern Brazil: Setiba, Comboios and Guriri (State of Espirito Santo) and Guaratiba, Prado and Maraú (State of Bahia). A total of five nematode species (Physaloptera retusa, Physalopteroides venancioi, Skrjabinelazia intermedia, Subulura lacertilia and Parapharyngodon sp.) were recorded from the six different populations of A. nativo. There was considerable variation in overall prevalence of infection (1–42%) among study sites, but geographical distance among areas did not influence similarity in the composition of nematode assemblages. Overall intensity of infection was not affected by lizard body size and did not seem to affect host body condition, based on pooled data of all populations. The studied populations of the unisexual A. nativo had relatively low prevalences and intensities of infection compared to some bisexual congeners and to sympatric lizards from other families for which such data are available. We believe that the low richness of the nematode fauna associated with A. nativo, both locally and regionally, may reflect its narrow geographic distribution and the low diversity of habitats it occupies. |
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