Parasite fauna of rodents (Murinae) from El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain): a multidisciplinary approach.
The parasite fauna (protozoa, helminths and insects) of the two most widespread Murinae rodents in El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain), the black rat (Rattus rattus) and the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) was studied. Faunistic, ecological, ecotoxicological data, as well as information on the biology of some nematode parasites of R. rattus are provided. The present work is unprecedented in the Canary Islands, and provides the first data on the parasite biodiversity in Murinae from the archipelago. Concerning to parasitofaunas stands out: a) impoverishment of biodiversity of helminths respect of which have the same hosts in other islands; b) increasing the number of species of Siphonaptera, even compared with flea species that parasitize the same hosts from continental biotopes.
Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal s/n, 08028, Barcelona. Spain, cfeliu@ub.edu
Carlos
C
Feliu
Mercedes
M
López
María S
MS
Gómez
Jordi
J
Torres
Santiago
S
Sánchez
Jordi
J
Miquel
Néstor
N
Abreu-Acosta
Juan M
JM
Segovia
Aarón
A
Martín-Alonso
Isabel
I
Montoliu
Mercedes
M
Villa
Angela
A
Fernández-Álvarez
Abdoulaye J S
AJ
Bakhoum
Basilio
B
Valladares
Jorge
J
Orós
Pilar
P
Foronda
D000818:Animals; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D051379:Mice; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
D019216:Metals, Heavy