First study of the helminth community structure of Marmosa constantiae (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) in an ecotone area between Cerrado and Amazonia, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Abstract:Marmosa constantiae is a species of marsupial, restricted to the central portion of South America. In Brazil, it is restricted to the states of Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Paraná and Rondônia. However, there is no study of the helminth fauna or helminth community structure for this marsupial. The aims of this study were to describe the species composition and to analyse the structure of the helminthic community of M. constantiae at the infracommunity level in an area of the Amazon Arc in Sinop, north of the s… Show more
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