Helminth communities from amphibians inhabiting agroecosystems in the Pampean Region (Argentina)

The objectives of this study were to describe the composition and infection patterns of the helminth communities associated with four amphibians (P. minuta, B. pulchella, L. latrans and R. fernandezae) with different life-habits, and additionally to compare the helmith fauna associated with these am...

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Autores principales: Draghi, Regina, Drago, Fabiana Beatriz, Saibene, Pablo E., Agostini, M. Gabriela
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2020
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Zoología
Helminth communities
Amphibians
Pampean Region
Argentina
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/125001
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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language Inglés
topic Zoología
Helminth communities
Amphibians
Pampean Region
Argentina
spellingShingle Zoología
Helminth communities
Amphibians
Pampean Region
Argentina
Draghi, Regina
Drago, Fabiana Beatriz
Saibene, Pablo E.
Agostini, M. Gabriela
Helminth communities from amphibians inhabiting agroecosystems in the Pampean Region (Argentina)
topic_facet Zoología
Helminth communities
Amphibians
Pampean Region
Argentina
description The objectives of this study were to describe the composition and infection patterns of the helminth communities associated with four amphibians (P. minuta, B. pulchella, L. latrans and R. fernandezae) with different life-habits, and additionally to compare the helmith fauna associated with these amphibians in agroecosystems with different land use (crops and livestock). A total of 300 anuran individuals and twelve helminth taxa were collected in sites located northeast of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Helminth communities differed between amphibian species according to their habitat preference, digeneans were predominant in aquatic and arboreal amphibians (Hylidae) and nematodes with direct life cycle were found parasitizing semi-aquatic and terrestrial amphibians (Leptodactylidae and Bufonidae). In three of the frog species (B. pulchella, L. latrans and R. fernandezae), parasite prevalence did not vary significantly according to land use. The values of abundance and infracommunity species richness, meanwhile, varied according to land use, with the highest abundance values in crop sites and higher richness in livestock sites. Regardless of the use of land, L. latrans presented the highest values of prevalence, abundance, and richness of helminth species. This is the first study assessing the ecological aspects of parasite taxa in populations of P. minuta, B. pulchella and L. latrans that inhabit agroecosystems in Argentina.
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Articulo
author Draghi, Regina
Drago, Fabiana Beatriz
Saibene, Pablo E.
Agostini, M. Gabriela
author_facet Draghi, Regina
Drago, Fabiana Beatriz
Saibene, Pablo E.
Agostini, M. Gabriela
author_sort Draghi, Regina
title Helminth communities from amphibians inhabiting agroecosystems in the Pampean Region (Argentina)
title_short Helminth communities from amphibians inhabiting agroecosystems in the Pampean Region (Argentina)
title_full Helminth communities from amphibians inhabiting agroecosystems in the Pampean Region (Argentina)
title_fullStr Helminth communities from amphibians inhabiting agroecosystems in the Pampean Region (Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Helminth communities from amphibians inhabiting agroecosystems in the Pampean Region (Argentina)
title_sort helminth communities from amphibians inhabiting agroecosystems in the pampean region (argentina)
publishDate 2020
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/125001
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