| [eimeria species (eucoccidida: eimeriidae) found in the cotton rat sigmodon hispidus in costa rica]. | cotton rats (sigmodon hispidus) were collected from ojo de agua, alajuela (n = 74) and cañas, guanacaste (n = 29). feces had 31 e. sigmodontis, nine e. tuskegeensis, eight e. roperi, three e. webbae and two eimeria sp. this is the first report of these coccidian parasites for costa rica. | 1998 | 10347816 |
| [parasitic helminths from sigmodon hispidus (rodentia: cricetidae) from seasonal and evergreen habitats in costa rica]. | the helminthological fauna of the cotton rat, sigmodon hispidus in a tropical environment varies according to habitat and feeding behavior. six species of nematodes (longistriata adunca, trichostrongylus sigmodontis, strongyloides sigmodontis, litomosoides carinii, monodontus sp. and protospirura sp.) and two species of cestodes (hymenolepis diminuta and raillietina sp.) were found in rats from extensive dry lands in guanacaste where hot temperatures and heterogeneous diet are the rule. only two ... | 2000 | 11021315 |