Article
Population genetic structure and phenotypic diversity of Aspidodera raillieti (Nematoda: Heterakoidea), a parasite of Didelphini marsupials in Brazil's South and Southeast Atlantic Forest.
Parasites & vectors - 13 Jun 2022
Varella Karina, Vilela Roberto do Val, Gentile Rosana, Cardoso Thiago Dos Santos, da Costa-Neto Sócrates Fraga, Maldonado Júnior Arnaldo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The population genetics of parasites may be influenced by host specificity, life cycle, host geographical range, evolutionary history, and host population structure. The nematode Aspidodera raillieti infects different marsupial and rodent hosts in the Nearctic and Neotropical regions, implying a gene flow among populations. However, niche diversification of the main hosts of A. raillieti in...
Topics
- Animals
- Ascaridida
- Brazil
- Didelphis
- Forests
- Genetic Structures
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Haplotypes
- Male
- Marsupialia