Helminth parasite communities of allopatric populations of the frog Leptodactylus podicipinus from Pantanal, Brazil

dc.contributor.authorCampiao, K. M.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, R. J. da [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, V. L.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-03T13:08:56Z
dc.date.available2014-12-03T13:08:56Z
dc.date.issued2014-03-01
dc.description.abstractSeveral factors may influence the structure of parasite communities in amphibian hosts. In this study, we describe the helminth parasites of three allopatric populations of the frog Leptodactylus podicipinus and test whether host size and sex were determinants of the structure and composition of the helminth communities. One hundred and twenty-three anurans were collected from three different study sites within the Pantanal wetlands and surveyed for helminth parasites. We found 14 helminth taxa: 7 species of nematodes, 4 species of trematodes, 1 species of cestodes, 1 species of acanthocephalan and one unidentified cyst. Host sex and size did not cause significant differences in helminth abundance or richness. The structure of helminth communities from the three study sites varied in terms of species composition, abundance and diversity. Six out of 14 helminth taxa were found in the three localities. Among those, the nematodes Cosmocerca podicipinus and Rhabdias sp., the trematode Catadiscus propinquus and the helminth cyst showed significant differences in mean abundances. We suggest that such differences found among the three component communities are driven by biotic and abiotic factors operating locally. Moreover, these differences stress the importance of local conditions, such as hydrologic characteristics and landscape composition, on helminth community structure.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Mato Grosso do Sul, Programa Posgrad Ecol & Conservac, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Parasitol, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Mato Grosso do Sul, Dept Biol, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Parasitol, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipFundacao de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciencia e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipCentro de Pesquisas do Pantanal
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFundacao de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciencia e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul: 41/100.169/2006
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFundacao de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciencia e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul23/200.010/2008
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 486039/2006-4
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 04/03628-1
dc.format.extent13-19
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X12000557
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Helminthology. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press, v. 88, n. 1, p. 13-19, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0022149X12000557
dc.identifier.issn0022-149X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/111732
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000332515400002
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Helminthology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.344
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dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.titleHelminth parasite communities of allopatric populations of the frog Leptodactylus podicipinus from Pantanal, Brazilen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displaySpecialPage?pageId=4676
dcterms.rightsHolderCambridge Univ Press
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-3426-6873[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-2574-8045[1]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatupt

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