| mites (acari: laelapidae) associated with sigmodontinae rodents in entre ríos province, argentina. | the richness, diversity, abundance and prevalence of mite species associated with sigmodontine rodents of different species in entre ríos province, argentina are studied. five of the six species of mites were reported for the first time in the study area. the richness and diversity of mites was higher on oligoryzomys flavescens and o. delticola than on akodon azarae. androlaelaps rotundus was dominant and exhibited higher values of mean abundance and prevalence on a. azarae, mysolaelaps microspi ... | 2001 | 11784942 |
| redescription of trichuris laevitestis (nematoda: trichuridae) from akodon azarae and scapteromys aquaticus (sigmodontinae: cricetidae) in buenos aires province, argentina. | trichuris spp. have a cosmopolitan distribution; the species are typically identified by features related to the reproductive system. trichuris laevitestis was described on the basis of specimens collected from rodents captured in punta lara, buenos aires province, argentina. here, t. laevitestis is redescribed considering new and relevant morphological features of diagnostic importance such as arrangement of spines on the spicular sheath, spicule length, length and shape of proximal cloacal tub ... | 2006 | 17152950 |