Ecological analysis of the helminth community of Microtus lusitanicus (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)

The Lusitanian pine vole, Microtus lusitanicus, an endemic fossorial rodent of the Iberian Peninsula, has a burrowing behaviour and prefers to live underground. It feeds on bark and roots causing severe damage to trees. In Asturias (NW Spain), where M. lusitanicus is considered a pest in several orc...

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Autores: Adalid, Roser, Feliu José, Carlos, Somoano, Aitor, Miñarro, Marcos, Ventura Queija, Jacinto, Torres Martínez, Jordi, Miquel Colomé, Jordi, Fuentes, Màrius Vicent
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/181473
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/181473
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Helmints
Parasitologia
Rata talpera
Astúries
Helminths
Parasitology
European water vole
Asturias
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spelling Ecological analysis of the helminth community of Microtus lusitanicus (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)Adalid, RoserFeliu José, CarlosSomoano, AitorMiñarro, MarcosVentura Queija, JacintoTorres Martínez, JordiMiquel Colomé, JordiFuentes, Màrius VicentHelmintsParasitologiaRata talperaAstúriesHelminthsParasitologyEuropean water voleAsturiasThe Lusitanian pine vole, Microtus lusitanicus, an endemic fossorial rodent of the Iberian Peninsula, has a burrowing behaviour and prefers to live underground. It feeds on bark and roots causing severe damage to trees. In Asturias (NW Spain), where M. lusitanicus is considered a pest in several orchards, a faunistic-ecological study was carried out to describe the helminth community of this species and the main factors that could influence its helminth component species. For this purpose, our own collection of 710 voles from several orchards of various locations in Asturias was used. Eight helminth species, four cestodes and four nematodes, were found. Statistical nonparametric tests were used to analyse the effects of extrinsic and intrinsic factors on the diversity of the helminth community and species prevalence and abundance. The results show the influence of climate variables, the year and season of capture, as well as host age, on the diversity of the helminth community and the infection parameters of some helminth species, underlining the importance of their life cycles. In addition to shedding light on the helminth community of this rodent in Asturias, the results obtained could be used to improve the biological methods applied to fight the M. lusitanicus pest.MDPI2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/181473Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113055Animals, 2021, vol. 11, num. 11, p. 3055https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113055cc-by (c) Adalid, Roser et al., 2021https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1814732026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ecological analysis of the helminth community of Microtus lusitanicus (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
title Ecological analysis of the helminth community of Microtus lusitanicus (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
spellingShingle Ecological analysis of the helminth community of Microtus lusitanicus (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
Adalid, Roser
Helmints
Parasitologia
Rata talpera
Astúries
Helminths
Parasitology
European water vole
Asturias
title_short Ecological analysis of the helminth community of Microtus lusitanicus (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
title_full Ecological analysis of the helminth community of Microtus lusitanicus (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
title_fullStr Ecological analysis of the helminth community of Microtus lusitanicus (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Ecological analysis of the helminth community of Microtus lusitanicus (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
title_sort Ecological analysis of the helminth community of Microtus lusitanicus (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Adalid, Roser
Feliu José, Carlos
Somoano, Aitor
Miñarro, Marcos
Ventura Queija, Jacinto
Torres Martínez, Jordi
Miquel Colomé, Jordi
Fuentes, Màrius Vicent
author Adalid, Roser
author_facet Adalid, Roser
Feliu José, Carlos
Somoano, Aitor
Miñarro, Marcos
Ventura Queija, Jacinto
Torres Martínez, Jordi
Miquel Colomé, Jordi
Fuentes, Màrius Vicent
author_role author
author2 Feliu José, Carlos
Somoano, Aitor
Miñarro, Marcos
Ventura Queija, Jacinto
Torres Martínez, Jordi
Miquel Colomé, Jordi
Fuentes, Màrius Vicent
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Helmints
Parasitologia
Rata talpera
Astúries
Helminths
Parasitology
European water vole
Asturias
topic Helmints
Parasitologia
Rata talpera
Astúries
Helminths
Parasitology
European water vole
Asturias
description The Lusitanian pine vole, Microtus lusitanicus, an endemic fossorial rodent of the Iberian Peninsula, has a burrowing behaviour and prefers to live underground. It feeds on bark and roots causing severe damage to trees. In Asturias (NW Spain), where M. lusitanicus is considered a pest in several orchards, a faunistic-ecological study was carried out to describe the helminth community of this species and the main factors that could influence its helminth component species. For this purpose, our own collection of 710 voles from several orchards of various locations in Asturias was used. Eight helminth species, four cestodes and four nematodes, were found. Statistical nonparametric tests were used to analyse the effects of extrinsic and intrinsic factors on the diversity of the helminth community and species prevalence and abundance. The results show the influence of climate variables, the year and season of capture, as well as host age, on the diversity of the helminth community and the infection parameters of some helminth species, underlining the importance of their life cycles. In addition to shedding light on the helminth community of this rodent in Asturias, the results obtained could be used to improve the biological methods applied to fight the M. lusitanicus pest.
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