new species of flea (siphonaptera: pulicidae) from spain. | the male holotype and female allotype of echidnophaga iberica ribeiro, lucientes, osacar & calvete, a new species of rabbit flea from the zaragoza area, northeastern spain, is described on the basis of examination of a type series of six males and 13 females. similarities of the new species with other species of the genus echidnophaga are discussed and a key to identification of the four known mediterranean species of the genus is provided. | 1994 | 7815402 |
factors affecting the seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in wild rabbits (oryctolagus cuniculus) from spain. | sera from 456 wild rabbits (oryctolagus cuniculus) collected between 1992 and 2003 from five geographical regions of spain were examined for antibodies to toxoplasma gondii by the modified agglutination test. antibodies to t. gondii were found in 65 (14.2%) wild rabbits. prevalence of infection was significantly higher in samples collected from wild rabbits from catalonia, northeast spain (53.8%), where rabbits lived in forest, compared to other areas (huelva and cádiz, andalucía, south spain; t ... | 2004 | 15325052 |