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| Rodriguez, A.; Carbonell, E. | |
| Gastrointestinal parasites of the Iberian lynx and other wild carnivores from central Spain | |
| 1998 Acta Parasitologica (43): 128-136 | |
Between 1991 and 1995 fresh fecal samples from Iberian lynx (_Lynx pardinus_), wildcats (_Felis silvestris_), red foxes (_Vulpes vulpes_), and other carnivore species were collected in two areas of central Spain for isolation of parasite eggs and larvae. Twenty-three gastrointestinal coccidia, cestoda and nematoda species were identified. Common (more than 20% prevalence) species were _Isospora felis_, _I. rivolta_, _Ancylostoma _spp., _Toxascaris leonina_, _Toxocara cati_, _Aelurostrongylus_ spp., and _Physaloptera_ spp. for the wildcat, _I. felis_, _Taenia_ spp., _Ancylostoma_ spp., _T. leonina_, and _Toxocara canis_ for the Iberian lynx, and _I. canis_, _I. vulpis_, and _Physaloptera_ spp. for the red fox. In contrast to the pattern found in most similar studies, the distribution of parasitic forms among individual hosts was not overdispersed. Differences in prevalence between host populations were only detected for _Physaloptera_ spp. in the wildcat. Sexual differences in occurrence, prevalence and intensity were no found in any host. The number of parasite species per individual was significantly higher in adult than in subadult hosts, and negatively correlated with a rough index of host body condition. The consistence of parasite species across samples of the same individual host taken at different times was low. In this paper we provide the first data on intestinal parasites for the rare Iberian lynx. |
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