| biotic and abiotic effects on the intestinal helminth community of the brown rat rattus norvegicus from rio de janeiro, brazil. | rattus norvegicus has attracted much attention because of its role as a reservoir of zoonotic pathogens. this work aimed to identify the intestinal helminth species in r. norvegicus and to analyse the effects of temperature, rainfall, host age and sex on the helminth community structure. moreover, this study investigated the possible associations among helminth species in an urban population of r. norvegicus in são gonçalo, rio de janeiro, sampled during the rainy and dry seasons over a span of ... | 2016 | 25264030 |