Cranial lesions caused by helminth parasites and morphological traits in the European polecat Mustela putorius

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Cranial lesions caused by helminth parasites and morphological traits in the European polecat Mustela putorius

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

We investigated the occurrence of cranial lesions caused by helminth parasites in the European polecat Mustela putorius in a museum collection in Slovakia. Selected traits of polecat body morphology and condition were studied with respect to the prevalence of the parasites, and number and extent of helminth-caused lesions in crania of 183 adult polecats. The trematode Troglotrema acutum was identified as the parasitic agent (prevalence 62.6 %), with a strong relationship between number of lesions and extent of cranial damage (surface of cranium). Prevalence of infection did not differ significantly between sexes (68.9 % in females, 51.1 % in males). Females with lesions by Troglotrema acutum have significantly greater braincase breadth than uninfectedones. Among males, infected individuals were generally significantly heavier and larger than uninfected individuals. Therefore, contrary to assumptions, it seems that parasites did not influence significantly body measurements of the anim

Název v anglickém jazyce

Cranial lesions caused by helminth parasites and morphological traits in the European polecat Mustela putorius

Popis výsledku anglicky

We investigated the occurrence of cranial lesions caused by helminth parasites in the European polecat Mustela putorius in a museum collection in Slovakia. Selected traits of polecat body morphology and condition were studied with respect to the prevalence of the parasites, and number and extent of helminth-caused lesions in crania of 183 adult polecats. The trematode Troglotrema acutum was identified as the parasitic agent (prevalence 62.6 %), with a strong relationship between number of lesions and extent of cranial damage (surface of cranium). Prevalence of infection did not differ significantly between sexes (68.9 % in females, 51.1 % in males). Females with lesions by Troglotrema acutum have significantly greater braincase breadth than uninfectedones. Among males, infected individuals were generally significantly heavier and larger than uninfected individuals. Therefore, contrary to assumptions, it seems that parasites did not influence significantly body measurements of the anim

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

EG - Zoologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Rok uplatnění

2009

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Helminthologia

ISSN

0440-6605

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

46

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

PL - Polská republika

Počet stran výsledku

5

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000267215500004

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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