Influence of latitude, host body size and host body weight on helminth species richness and abundance in two Neotropical marsupials.

ABSTRACT: Parasite species richness can be influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors of their hosts, such as host body size and latitude. Although these factors have been studied for several taxa, few studies have investigated them for helminths of wild mammals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of host body size, body weight and latitude on the species richness and abundance of the helminths of Didelphis aurita and Didelphis albiventris. Data on helminths and the geographic coordinates of the collection localities of the hosts were obtained from the Collection of Wild Mammal Reservoirs and the database of the Laboratory of Biology and Parasitology of Wild Mammal Reservoirs. The influences of latitude and host body size and body weight on helminth species richness

SUBMITTER: Cirino BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12152593 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature