| ectoparasites of the endangered iberian lynx lynx pardinus and sympatric wild and domestic carnivores in spain. | ectoparasites can cause important skin disorders in animals and can also transmit pathogens. the iberian lynx lynx pardinus has been stated to be the most endangered felid in the world and such vector-borne pathogens may threaten its survival. we surveyed 98 wild carnivores (26 iberian lynxes, 34 red foxes vulpes vulpes, 24 egyptian mongooses herpestes ichneumon, 11 common genets genetta genetta, two eurasian badgers meles meles, one polecat mustela putorius) and 75 domestic but free-ranging car ... | 2007 | 17897365 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in feral cats (felis silvestris catus) in majorca, balearic islands, spain. | felids are important in the epidemiology of toxoplasma gondii infection because they are the only hosts that can excrete environmentally resistant oocysts. antibodies to t. gondii and neospora caninum were determined in serum samples from 59 feral cats (felis silvestris catus) captured in baited traps during authorized predator control campaigns in majorca, balearic islands, spain. antibodies to t. gondii assayed by the modified agglutination test (mat) were found in 50 (84.7%) of 59 cats with m ... | 2009 | 19665309 |
| assessment of environmental pollution at balearic islands applying oxidative stress biomarkers in the mussel mytilus galloprovincialis. | the antioxidant enzyme response of the mussel mytilus galloprovincialis to different degree of pollution was investigated. antioxidant enzyme activities - catalase (cat), glutathione peroxidase (gsh-px), glutathione reductase (gr), superoxide dismutase (sod) - and malondialdehyde (mda) concentration were measured in gills and digestive glands of mussels. mussels from the same origin were transplanted along the balearic coastal waters in eight stations characterized by a different degree of conta ... | 2007 | 17669691 |
| analysis of the evolution and genetic diversity within and between balearic and iberian cat populations. | a study of genic diversity and spatial autocorrelation of some cat populations has been carried out at the microgeographic (cities of palma majorca and ibiza) and the macrogeographic (balearic islands and total spain) levels. in both cases, the cat populations show high levels of gene flow (nm) and few stochastic effects (e.g., genetic drift). thus, cat populations are closer to the viewpoint of mayr (1954)--that is, a species composed of large effective populations very near to panmixia--than t ... | 1993 | 8228171 |
| an investigation into alternative reservoirs of canine leishmaniasis on the endemic island of mallorca (spain). | the role of wild and free-roaming domestic carnivores as a reservoir of leishmania infantum was investigated on the mediterranean island of mallorca (balearic islands, spain), an endemic area for this disease. serum, blood and/or spleen samples from 169 animals [48 dogs from a kennel, 86 wild-caught feral cats, 23 pine martens (martes martes), 10 common genets (genetta genetta) and two weasels (mustela nivalis)] were analysed. seroprevalence determined by western blotting was 38% in dogs and 16% ... | 2011 | 21733133 |
| high prevalence of helminth parasites in feral cats in majorca island (spain). | feral cats are widespread in the countryside of majorca (balearic islands, spain). since they are not subject of sanitary control, they can act as reservoir of parasites of veterinary and zoonotic interest. the main organs of 58 wild-trapped cats in 16 different areas from majorca were analyzed by helminths. all the cats were parasitized, and eight species of helminths were retrieved (mean = 3.4 species per cat, with 74% of the cats harboring three or more species). seven of them presented a pre ... | 2009 | 19841943 |
| ultrastructural study of the spermatozoon of taenia taeniaeformis (batsch, 1786) (cestoda, cyclophyllidea, taeniidae), an intestinal parasite of felis catus from la palma (canary islands, spain). | the ultrastructural characters of the mature spermatozoon of taenia taeniaeformis are described by means of transmission electron microscopy. materials were obtained from a naturally infected road-killed cat (felis catus) from la palma (canary islands, spain). the mature spermatozoon of t. taeniaeformis is a filiform cell, which is tapered at both extremities and lacks mitochondria. it is characterised by the presence of (1) a single spirallised crested body about 140 nm thick, (2) a single axon ... | 2009 | 19205741 |