Male-biased gastrointestinal parasitism in a nearly monomorphic mountain ungulate

Male-biased gastrointestinal parasitism in a nearly monomorphic mountain ungulate

Abstract Background Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica) is a nearly monomorphic mountain ungulate with an unbiased sex-specific overwinter adult survival. Few differences in gastrointestinal parasitism have been reported by coprology as yet. This study aims to assess diversity, prevalen...

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Main Authors: Jordi Martínez-Guijosa, Carlos Martínez-Carrasco, Jorge Ramón López-Olvera, Xavier Fernández-Aguilar, Andreu Colom-Cadena, Oscar Cabezón, Gregorio Mentaberre, David Ferrer, Roser Velarde, Diana Gassó, Mathieu Garel, Luca Rossi, Santiago Lavín, Emmanuel Serrano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Co-occurrence
Multiparasitism
Null models
Parasite communities
Sexual size dimorphism
Rupicapra pyrenaica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0774-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0774-9

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