The helminthfauna of<i>Oryctolagus cuniculus</i>(Linnaeus, 1758) in the Iberian Peninsula. Faunistic and ecological considerations

Blasco, Steve; Torres, Jordi; Feliú, Carlos; Casanova, J. C.; Miquel, Jordi; Moreno, Sacramento

doi:10.1051/parasite/1996034327

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“…Although the helminth fauna of the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L., 1758) (Lagomorpha, Leporidae) and of representatives of the genus Lepus L., 1758 (Leporidae) have been extensively studied in the Iberian Peninsula, no species of the genus Gongylonema Molin, 1857 were ever detected in this group of mammals (Moreno-MontáZez et al 1979, Maia et al 1994, Blasco et al 1996, Molina et al 1999, García-Romero et al 2001. However, Gongylonema neoplasticum (Fibiger et Ditlevsen, 1914) was recently found in the oesophagus of several wild rabbits from Portugal.…”

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Natural infection of Oryctolagus cuniculus (Lagomorpha, Leporidae) by Gongylonema neoplasticum (Nematoda, Gongylonematidae) in Portugal

Eira

Miquel

Vingada

et al. 2006

Acta Parasitologica

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Gongylonema neoplasticum was identified in the oesophagus of 14 wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from Portugal. This is the first record of Gongylonema neoplasticum in a naturally infected lagomorph species in Europe. This paper presents the most relevant measurements of adult worms and some of their surface features seen by scanning electron microscopy. Epidemiological aspects of G. neoplasticum such as geographical distribution, host spectrum and biological features are discussed.

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Natural infection of Oryctolagus cuniculus (Lagomorpha, Leporidae) by Gongylonema neoplasticum (Nematoda, Gongylonematidae) in Portugal

Eira

Miquel

Vingada

et al. 2006

Acta Parasitologica

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“…Concerning the third assumption, it is known that parasite transmission rates can be affected by moisture availability (Hulbert and Boag, 2001;Wilson et al, 2001). Previously, N. zembrae had only been recorded in the Iberian Peninsula and Zembra Island, where it occurs only in rabbits and in Iberian hares (Moreno Montanez et al, 1979;Martinez-Gomez et al, 1987;Blasco et al, 1996;Molina i Figueras, 1998). Many studies have been conducted on the helminth fauna of L. europaeus in other countries outside of the Iberian Peninsula, and there have been no reports of N. zembrae from this species (Sharpilo, 1975;Kutzer and Frey, 1976;Sugar et al, 1978;Forstner and Ilg, 1982;Soveri and Valtonen, 1983;Boag, 1987;Canestri-Trotti et al, 1988;Allgoewer, 1992;Poglayen et al, 1994;Molina i Figueras, 1998;Shimalov and Shimalov, 2001).…”

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Helminth Communities of an Introduced Hare (Lepus granatensis) and a Native Hare (Lepus europaeus) in Southern France

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Langand

Feliú

et al. 2007

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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ABSTRACT:We investigated the parasite communities of introduced Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis) and native European hares (Lepus europaeus) in southern France, where Iberian hares were introduced locally 20 yr ago as a game animal. Parasite communities of sympatric populations of the two hare species and of allopatric populations of European hares were compared. Iberian hares in France harbored a depauperate community of parasites relative to the population in its native habitat in Spain. European hares in areas of sympatry also were infected by Nematodiroides zembrae, which normally infects Iberian hares on their native range.

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“…Each individual had been recovered from a separate rabbit host (shot by licensed hunters during the game season) and preserved in 70% ethanol for several years [10]. DNA was thus scarce and degraded, so we chose a relatively small mitochondrial DNA sequence to analyze, the cytochrome oxidase C subunit I ( CO I), which had already been analysed successfully in other flatworm (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda) species [16], [17].…”

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“…We used, as an exploratory example, samples of a tapeworm ( Taenia pisiformis ) that were stored in a parasitological collection [10] including individuals from two parts of the Iberian Peninsula (SW Europe) and from the Archipelago of the Azores (N Atlantic Ocean; Figure 1). This tapeworm uses rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ; very rarely hares Lepus spp.)…”

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Phylogeographic Triangulation: Using Predator-Prey-Parasite Interactions to Infer Population History from Partial Genetic Information

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Phylogeographic studies, which infer population history and dispersal movements from intra-specific spatial genetic variation, require expensive and time-consuming analyses that are not always feasible, especially in the case of rare or endangered species. On the other hand, comparative phylogeography of species involved in close biotic interactions may show congruent patterns depending on the specificity of the relationship. Consequently, the phylogeography of a parasite that needs two hosts to complete its life cycle should reflect population history traits of both hosts. Population movements evidenced by the parasite’s phylogeography that are not reflected in the phylogeography of one of these hosts may thus be attributed to the other host. Using the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and a parasitic tapeworm (Taenia pisiformis) as an example, we propose comparing the phylogeography of easily available organisms such as game species and their specific heteroxenous parasites to infer population movements of definitive host/predator species, independently of performing genetic analyses on the latter. This may be an interesting approach for indirectly studying the history of species whose phylogeography is difficult to analyse directly.

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The helminthfauna ofOryctolagus cuniculus(Linnaeus, 1758) in the Iberian Peninsula. Faunistic and ecological considerations

Abstract: Summary :Faunistic and ecological analysis of the helminthfauna of the wild rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Natural infection of Oryctolagus cuniculus (Lagomorpha, Leporidae) by Gongylonema neoplasticum (Nematoda, Gongylonematidae) in Portugal

Natural infection of Oryctolagus cuniculus (Lagomorpha, Leporidae) by Gongylonema neoplasticum (Nematoda, Gongylonematidae) in Portugal

Helminth Communities of an Introduced Hare (Lepus granatensis) and a Native Hare (Lepus europaeus) in Southern France

Phylogeographic Triangulation: Using Predator-Prey-Parasite Interactions to Infer Population History from Partial Genetic Information

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