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</i&g...

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Autores principales:	Roser Adalid, Carles Feliu, Aitor Somoano, Marcos Miñarro, Jacint Ventura, Jordi Torres, Jordi Miquel, Màrius Vicent Fuentes
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2559191c35a34b8684434243e412f72e2021-11-25T16:14:14ZEcological Analysis of the Helminth Community of <i>Microtus lusitanicus</i> (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)10.3390/ani111130552076-2615https://doaj.org/article/2559191c35a34b8684434243e412f72e2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3055https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615The Lusitanian pine vole, <i>Microtus lusitanicus</i>, 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 <i>M. lusitanicus</i> 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 non-parametric 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 <i>M. lusitanicus</i> pest.Roser AdalidCarles FeliuAitor SomoanoMarcos MiñarroJacint VenturaJordi TorresJordi MiquelMàrius Vicent FuentesMDPI AGarticlehelminth communityLusitanian pine vole<i>Microtus lusitanicus</i>AsturiasSpainVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3055, p 3055 (2021)
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topic	helminth community Lusitanian pine vole <i>Microtus lusitanicus</i> Asturias Spain Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
spellingShingle	helminth community Lusitanian pine vole <i>Microtus lusitanicus</i> Asturias Spain Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 Roser Adalid Carles Feliu Aitor Somoano Marcos Miñarro Jacint Ventura Jordi Torres Jordi Miquel Màrius Vicent Fuentes Ecological Analysis of the Helminth Community of <i>Microtus lusitanicus</i> (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
description	The Lusitanian pine vole, <i>Microtus lusitanicus</i>, 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 <i>M. lusitanicus</i> 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 non-parametric 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 <i>M. lusitanicus</i> pest.
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author	Roser Adalid Carles Feliu Aitor Somoano Marcos Miñarro Jacint Ventura Jordi Torres Jordi Miquel Màrius Vicent Fuentes
author_facet	Roser Adalid Carles Feliu Aitor Somoano Marcos Miñarro Jacint Ventura Jordi Torres Jordi Miquel Màrius Vicent Fuentes
author_sort	Roser Adalid
title	Ecological Analysis of the Helminth Community of <i>Microtus lusitanicus</i> (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
title_short	Ecological Analysis of the Helminth Community of <i>Microtus lusitanicus</i> (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
title_full	Ecological Analysis of the Helminth Community of <i>Microtus lusitanicus</i> (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
title_fullStr	Ecological Analysis of the Helminth Community of <i>Microtus lusitanicus</i> (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
title_full_unstemmed	Ecological Analysis of the Helminth Community of <i>Microtus lusitanicus</i> (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)
title_sort	ecological analysis of the helminth community of <i>microtus lusitanicus</i> (gerbe, 1879) (rodentia) in asturias (nw spain)
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2559191c35a34b8684434243e412f72e
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Ecological Analysis of the Helminth Community of <i>Microtus lusitanicus</i> (Gerbe, 1879) (Rodentia) in Asturias (NW Spain)

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