Analysis of helminth communities of the pine marten, Martes martes, in Spain: Mainland and insular data

2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan-Matías Segovia ◽  
Jordi Torres ◽  
Jordi Miquel ◽  
Enric Sospedra ◽  
Ricardo Guerrero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Helminth Species ◽  
Martes Martes ◽  
Pine Marten ◽  
Component Community ◽  
Core Species ◽  
Bimodal Pattern ◽  
Helminth Communities ◽  
Satellite Species ◽  
Insular Ecosystems

AbstractThe present study analyses the helminth communities found in one hundred and two specimens of Martes martes from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Archipelago. The component community is constituted by seventeen helminth species, which frequency and mean abundance show a bimodal pattern. The set of core species is constituted by the trichurids Pearsonema plica, Eucoleus aerophilus and Aonchotheca putorii (72.2% of total helminth individuals found), while the remaining can be considered satellite species. Significant co-occurrences were found among E. aerophilus/A. putorii and E. aerophilus/P. plica. These results demonstrate the great importance of earthworms within the diet of pine marten and contribute to the knowledge of the pine marten’s food ethology, since this kind of prey normally goes undetected in diet studies. Several helminth species, as Sobolevingylus petrowi, Centrorhynchus aluconis, Uncinaria criniformis, Mastophorus muris and Spirura rytipleurites seurati seem to show geographical distributions limited to insular ecosystems. Moreover, helminth communities of M. martes among four Spanish territories, including mainland and insular areas, are characterized and compared.

scholarly journals Nuevos datos de distribución de marta Martes martes en Ourense, Galicia. El fototrampeo como herramienta de muestreo de la especie

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Marcos Mallo-Laire ◽  
Carmen Díez
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Camera Trapping ◽  
Distribution Area ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Martes Martes ◽  
Pine Marten ◽  
Northern Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Highly Effective ◽  
Elusive Species ◽  
Distribution And Ecology

Pine marten Martes martes is a medium size mustelid that inhabits well-conserved forests of the northern Iberian Peninsula. Currently, the distribution and ecology of the species in the Iberian Peninsula is poorly known. In this work, 27 UTM 10x10km grids in the province of Ourense were sampled using camera-trapping techniques, with the aim of increasing knowledge about the distribution of the species in Galicia. The presence of pine marten was confirmed in 18 of the surveyed grids, which increases the species´ known distribution area by 21% in this community and by 62% in Ourense province, confirming camera-trapping specific survey as a highly effective method to know the distribution of elusive species such as the pine marten.

Composition and structure of helminth communities in eels Anguilla anguilla from Italian coastal lagoons

1997 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.R. Kennedy ◽  
D. Di Cave ◽  
F. Berrilli ◽  
P. Orecchia
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Lagoons ◽  
Anguilla Anguilla ◽  
Structural Similarity ◽  
Helminth Species ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Intestinal Helminth ◽  
Helminth Community ◽  
Component Community ◽  
Helminth Communities ◽  
Composition And Structure

AbstractThe composition and diversity of total and intestinal helminth component and infracommunities were determined in eels Anguilla anguilla from four shallow coastal lagoons near Rome. The lagoons differed principally in respect of their salinity. Only Lake Burano still received an input of freshwater, and both freshwater and marine helminth species were found in eels. In the other three lagoons all helminth species were marine or euryhaline and communities were dominated by digeneans. At component community level these three lagoons were far more similar to each other than to Lake Burano, but this distinction almost disappeared at infracommunity level. Species richness and diversity declined with increasing salinity at component community level but not at infracommunity level. Despite the changes and differences in helminth community composition, intestinal helminth infracommunity structure was very similar in all four lagoons and to that in eels from freshwater localities in Britain. The findings thus provide further and unexpected support for the view that some factor(s) other than supply side ones must be operating to produce the fundamental structural similarity in helminth communities in eels.

Diversity patterns in helminth communities in common gulls, Larus canus

Parasitology ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Kennedy ◽  
T. A. Bakke
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Parasite Community ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Intestinal Helminth ◽  
Component Community ◽  
Core Species ◽  
Helminth Communities ◽  
Species Lists ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
Abundance And Diversity

SUMMARYThe parameters of species richness, abundance and diversity of the intestinal helminth infracommunities of a sample of 269 Common gulls, Larus canus, were examined over one season at Agdenes, Norway. The communities developed rapidly in unfledged gulls and the diversity parameters were of similar magnitude in immature and adult birds. All parameters were low in the early part of the season, reached maxima in June or July and fluctuated erratically or declined thereafter. Comparison of summary parameters with those from other species of gulls indicated that helminth community diversity in Common gulls is fairly typical of gulls in general. In gulls as a group, helminth communities show common features of high species richness, low abundance, few or no core species and a number of species that occur rarely and in low numbers. Expectations of particularly high parasite community diversity were not fully realised because species lists and diversity of the component community are not a very good basis for predicting diversity at the infracommunity level.

Helminth communities of Pontoporia blainvillei (Cetacea: Pontoporiidae) in Argentinian waters

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 702-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. J. Aznar ◽  
J. A. Balbuena ◽  
J. A. Raga
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Helminth Species ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Component Community ◽  
Cetacean Species ◽  
Helminth Communities ◽  
By Catch ◽  
Specialized Diet ◽  
Pontoporia Blainvillei ◽  
Host Evolution

We studied the helminth communities of franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei) to establish the relative importance of ecological and evolutionary factors in their organization. Forty-six animals obtained from by-catch in Argentinian waters from 1988 to 1990 were surveyed. The helminth communities were depauperate. Only five helminth species were detected, two of them (Hadwenius pontoporiae and Polymorphus (Polymorphus) cetaceum) accounting for about 99% of all specimens. Three species (H. pontoporiae, P. (P.) cetaceum, and Anisakis simplex) formed a recurrent group. Contrary to the stochasticity observed in other cetacean species, the helminth infracommunities were largely predictable, with little change over the years. The low vagility and coastal bottom-feeding habits of the franciscanas may account for this. The distribution of helminth species among their hosts was bimodal and colonization was nonrandom. This pattern might result from helminth specificity and tnhe specialized diet of the host. The depauperate condition of both the component community and infracommunities contrasts with general predictions for large aquatic endotherms. Comparison with franciscanas from Uruguay suggests that the helminth communities are unsaturated and have low potential for colonization. This probably shows the influence of host evolution on the helminth component community, as previously proposed for other cetacean species.

Helminth Parasite Communities of the Water-rat, Hydromys chrysogaster, from Queensland

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 445 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. R. Smales ◽  
T. H. Cribb
Keyword(s):  
Bimodal Distribution ◽  
Helminth Fauna ◽  
Helminth Community ◽  
Parasite Communities ◽  
Far North ◽  
Core Species ◽  
Helminth Communities ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Hydromys Chrysogaster ◽  
High Diversity

The helminth fauna from 124 water-rats, Hydromys chrysogaster, collected from 33 localities in Queensland was analysed. A total of 45 species of helminths was found, comprising 2 acanthocephalans, 2 cestodes, 13 nematodes and 28 trematodes. The helminth community of the water-rats in the region north of latitude 18˚ (far north) was different from that of water-rats south of 18˚ (central); Sorensen’s Index 45·8% similarity, whereas Holmes and Podesta’s Index gave 32·1% similarity. Comparisons with data from water-rats from southern and Tasmanian regions showed that they were different from each other and from both Queensland regions. The helminth communities were characterised by high diversity, dominated by trematodes in the central and Tasmanian regions, but with nematodes becoming more prominent in the far northern and southern regions. No core or secondary species were found in the Queensland helminth communities, the southern community was suggestive of a bimodal distribution and the Tasmanian had two core species. A checklist of helminth species occurring in water-rats from eastern Australia is provided.

Does the Threat of European Pine Marten (Martes Martes) Predation Influence the Height of Nests Built by Blue Tits(Cyanistes Caeruleus)and Great Tits (Parus Major)?

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Kaliński ◽  
Jarosław Wawrzyniak ◽  
Mirosława Bańbura ◽  
Joanna Skwarska ◽  
Piotr Zieliński ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parus Major ◽  
Martes Martes ◽  
Pine Marten ◽  
Cyanistes Caeruleus ◽  
Blue Tits ◽  
European Pine Marten

Helminth communities ofNectomys squamipesnaturally infected by the exotic trematodeSchistosoma mansoniin southeastern Brazil

2006 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Maldonado Júnior ◽  
R. Gentile ◽  
C.C. Fernandes-Moraes ◽  
P.S. D'Andrea ◽  
R.M. Lanfredi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Schistosoma Mansoni ◽  
Endemic Area ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Helminth Species ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Cestode Species ◽  
Intensity Of Infection ◽  
Helminth Communities ◽  
Subadult Female

AbstractThe water ratNectomys squamipesis endemic in Brazil and found naturally infected withSchistosoma mansoni. Helminth communities, their prevalences, intensity of infection and abundance inN. squamipesin an endemic area of schistosomiasis in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were studied. Four species of nematodes (Physaloptera bispiculata, Syphacia venteli,Hassalstrongylus epsilonandLitomosoides chagasfilhoi) were recovered in 85.3%, two trematodes (Schistosoma mansoniandEchinostoma paraensei) in 38.8% and one cestode species (Raillietinasp.) in 1.7% of rats examined. Rats were infected with up to five helminth species each, and these were highly aggregated in distribution. ForH. epsilonandS. venteli, intensities and abundances were higher in adult male and subadult female hosts, respectively.Hassaltrongylus epsilon,P. bispiculata,S. venteliandS. mansoniwere classified as dominant species,L. chagasfilhoiandE. paraenseias co-dominant andRaillietinasp. as subordinated. No significant correlation was found in the intensity of infecton between each pair of helminth species.Schistosoma mansoniwas not related to any other helminth species according to their infection rates, althougthS. mansoniwas well established in the natural helminth comunity of the water rat.

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