Journal Article10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-19-00044.1
Influence of Geographic Distribution on Parasite Loads in Teiid Lizards (Squamata: Ameivula) from Northeastern Brazil
Maria Aldenise Xavier,Maria Aldenise Xavier,Luciano Alves dos Anjos,Gilberto Salles Gazeta,Ingrid B. Machado,Luciane Moreno Storti-Melo,Eduardo José dos Reis Dias +6 more
TL;DR: Temperature, precipitation, and humidity during the rainy season in both the Caatinga and Restinga habitats affected parasite abundance, distribution, survival, and development, and contributed to the observed variations in parasitic infestation levels in these lizard species.
read more
Abstract: The abundance and composition of parasitic faunas are influenced by morphological and environmental characteristics. Environments with distinct climatic characteristics, such as the semiar...
read more
Chat with Paper
AI Agents for this Paper
Find similar papers on Google Scholar, PubMed and Arxiv
Write a critical review of this paper
Analyze citations of this paper to find unaddressed research gaps
Citations
Checklist of parasites associated with ʻreptiles’ in Northeast Brazil
TL;DR: The authors in this article presented information on 101 species of reptiles from five groups (amphisbaenians, crocodile, testudines, snakes and lizards) and 183 parasitic taxa belonging to four phyla: Nematoda; Arthropoda; Platyhelminthes; and Acanthocephala.
7
Checklist of parasites associated with ʻreptiles’ in Northeast Brazil
TL;DR: The authors in this article presented information on 101 species of reptiles from five groups (amphisbaenians, crocodile, testudines, snakes and lizards) and 183 parasitic taxa belonging to four phyla: Nematoda; Arthropoda; Platyhelminthes; and Acanthocephala.
1
Mite Infestation of Two Species of Xenosaurus (Squamata: Xenosauridae) from Contrasting Environments
Jonhatan Olvera-Arrieta,Geoffrey Smith,Guillermo A. Woolrich-Piña,Julio A. Lemos-Espinal,Héctor Gadsden +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors report on chigger mite prevalence and load in a temperate population of Xenosaurus fractus and a subtropical population of X. rectocollaris.
References
Measurement of diversity
TL;DR: In this article, the authors define and examine a measure of concentration in terms of population constants, and examine the relationship between the characteristic and the index of diversity when both are applied to a logarithmic distribution.
12.8K
Parasitology meets ecology on its own terms: Margolis et al. revisited.
TL;DR: Suggestions for various terms used by parasitologists when describing the ecology of parasites are provided in an attempt to foster consistent use and to make terms used in parasite ecology easier to interpret for those who study free-living organisms.
On Optimal Use of a Patchy Environment
TL;DR: A graphical method is discussed which allows a specification of the optimal diet of a predator in terms of the net amount of energy gained from a capture of prey as compared to the energy expended in searching for the prey.
4.6K
Theory of Feeding Strategies
TL;DR: Throughout, emphasis will be placed on strategic aspects of feeding rather than on what Holling (75) has called "tactics," and possible answers to the first problem may be given to the second problem.
3.6K
•Book
Nematode Parasites of Vertebrates: Their Development and Transmission
Roy C. Anderson
- 01 Oct 1992
TL;DR: The main aim of this book is to summarise and synthesize knowledge of the main features of the development and transmission of parasitic nematodes of vertebrates, and to place this information within the context of the modern classification of the nematode.
2.3K
Related Papers (5)
[...]