Checklist of Helminth parasites of Amphibians from South America.
- K. M. Campião, D. H. Morais, R. J. da Silva
- BiologyZootaxa
- 30 July 2014
The biodiversity of helminth parasites in South American amphibians is documented to identify gaps in the authors' knowledge, which in turn may guide subsequent studies.
A new species of Pseudopaludicola Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 (Anura: Leiuperidae) from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, with comments on the geographic distribution of Pseudopaludicola canga Giaretta &…
- A. Pansonato, D. H. Morais, R. W. Ávila, R. Kawashita-Ribeiro, C. Strüssmann, I. Martins
- Biology
- 23 October 2012
Pos-Graduacao em Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rua Cristovao Colombo, 2265, Jardim Nazareth, 15054-000, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
First Record of Trypanosoma chattoni in Brazil and Occurrence of Other Trypanosoma Species in Brazilian Frogs (Anura, Leptodactylidae)
- M. Lemos, D. H. Morais, V. T. Carvalho, M. D’Agosto
- BiologyJournal of Parasitology
- 1 February 2008
The present study provides the first record of Trypanosoma chattoni Mathis and Leger, 1911, in a new host, Leptodactylus fuscus Schneider, 1799 (Anura), and the occurrence of Trypenosoma rotatorium–like species in Leptocephalus chaquensis Cei, 1950.
How Many Parasites Species a Frog Might Have? Determinants of Parasite Diversity in South American Anurans
- K. M. Campião, A. Ribas, D. H. Morais, R. J. da Silva, L. Tavares
- Biology, Environmental SciencePLoS ONE
- 16 October 2015
It is concluded that specialist parasites are more likely to be associated with large anurans, which are the ones harbouring higher PSR, and that the lack of association of PSR with hosts’ clade diversification suggests it is strongly influenced by ecological and contemporary constrains.
A New Snake of the Genus Helicops Wagler, 1830 (Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae) from Brazil
- R. Kawashita-Ribeiro, R. W. Ávila, D. H. Morais
- Biology
- 7 February 2013
A new species of Helicops from the southern Amazon Basin in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil is described, which differs from all congeners by having dorsal scales in 21/21/19 rows in males and 23/21/, subcaudal keels, a banded dorsal color pattern, and 14–19 ventral blotches.
Helminth communities of Leptodactylus latrans (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from the Atlantic rainforest, south-eastern Brazil
- G. M. Toledo, D. H. Morais, R.J. Silva, L. Anjos
- BiologyJournal of Helminthology
- 7 November 2013
The data suggest that the juvenile individuals of L. latrans are more susceptible to parasitic infection than the adults, and the helminth communities of frogs have relatively low species richness and dominance of generalist species.
Evaluation of helminths associated with 14 amphibian species from a Neotropical island near the southeast coast of Brazil
- A. Aguiar, D. H. Morais, Paulo José Pyles Cicchi, R. Silva
- Biology
- 2014
This work aims to demonstrate the efforts toward in-situ applicability of EMMARM, as well as the efforts towards global applicability, that are currently being made towards this goal.
Life history of the Mato Grosso Antbird Cercomacra melanaria in the Brazilian Pantanal
- J. B. Pinho, L. Lopes, D. H. Morais, Alexandre M. Fernandes
- Environmental Science, Biology
- 1 April 2006
Here we describe the habitat use, reproductive biology, diet and details of the life history of the Mato Grosso Antbird Cercomacra melanaria, one of the least studied Cercomacra species. We located…
Nematodes of Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from Caatinga Biome, Northeastern Brazil
- R. W. Ávila, L. Anjos, S. C. Ribeiro, D. H. Morais, R. J. da Silva, W. O. Almeida
- Biology
- 5 January 2012
Thirty-one specimens from 7 lizard species captured in 4 localities at the Caatinga biomes from the states of Ceará and Piauí, northeastern Brazil were surveyed for endoparasites and eight nematode species were recovered.
Diversity in the genus Rhabdias (Nematoda, Rhabdiasidae): Evidence for cryptic speciation
- M. Müller, D. H. Morais, Guilherme J. Costa-Silva, A. Aguiar, R. W. Ávila, R. J. da Silva
- BiologyZoologica Scripta
- 11 July 2018
Results suggest evidence for host–parasite cophylogeny in the R. pseudosphaerocephala complex and dispersal events among their populations, and supported the monophyly of Rhabdiasidae and improved the resolution of main clades.
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