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First helminthological data on the Iberian adder, Vipera seoanei

The helminth fauna present in the gut contents of Iberian adders, Vipera seoanei (Squamata: Viperidae), were characterised and analysed in respect to biological and eco-geographic factors that may affect the occurrence and diversity of helminths in this species. A total of 317 samples of preserved s...

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Autores principales: Roca, V., Gómez-Ramírez, F., Espasandín, I., Megía-Palma, R., Perera, A., Martínez-Freiría, F.
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Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10276096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37093300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-023-07849-9
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author Roca, V.
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Espasandín, I.
Megía-Palma, R.
Perera, A.
Martínez-Freiría, F.
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description The helminth fauna present in the gut contents of Iberian adders, Vipera seoanei (Squamata: Viperidae), were characterised and analysed in respect to biological and eco-geographic factors that may affect the occurrence and diversity of helminths in this species. A total of 317 samples of preserved stomachs and intestines, covering the distributional range of V. seoanei, were examined. Similar to other Vipera species from the Iberian Peninsula, the helminth fauna was also impoverished in V. seoanei, but unlike other Vipera species from Central and East Europe, helminths were mostly found in adult vipers, and occurred in vipers located at the periphery of the species range, characterised by low elevation, high temperature and precipitation levels, and abundant pastures.
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spelling pubmed-102760962023-06-18 First helminthological data on the Iberian adder, Vipera seoanei Roca, V. Gómez-Ramírez, F. Espasandín, I. Megía-Palma, R. Perera, A. Martínez-Freiría, F. Parasitol Res Research The helminth fauna present in the gut contents of Iberian adders, Vipera seoanei (Squamata: Viperidae), were characterised and analysed in respect to biological and eco-geographic factors that may affect the occurrence and diversity of helminths in this species. A total of 317 samples of preserved stomachs and intestines, covering the distributional range of V. seoanei, were examined. Similar to other Vipera species from the Iberian Peninsula, the helminth fauna was also impoverished in V. seoanei, but unlike other Vipera species from Central and East Europe, helminths were mostly found in adult vipers, and occurred in vipers located at the periphery of the species range, characterised by low elevation, high temperature and precipitation levels, and abundant pastures. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023-04-24 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC10276096/ /pubmed/37093300 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-023-07849-9 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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Megía-Palma, R.
Perera, A.
Martínez-Freiría, F.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10276096/
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