Infection rates of pentastomids on lizards in urban habitats in the Brazilian northeast Níveis de infecção por pentastomídeos em lagartos de habitats urbanos no nordeste brasileiro

The rates of pentastomid infections in the syntopic lizards Hemidactylus mabouia and Tropidurus hispidus inhabiting buildings at the Federal University of Paraiba, in João Pessoa, NE Brazil were examined. A total of 30 specimens of Hemidactylus mabouia and 55 specimens of Tropidurus hispidus were ex...

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Main Authors: WO. Almeida, GG. Santana, WLS. Vieira, IC. Wanderley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2008-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842008000400026