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Description of gastrointestinal parasitism through coprologic survey in Darwin's fox, Lycalopex fulvipes (Martin 1837), and kodkod, Leopardus guigna (Molina 1782), in Chiloe island, Chile
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Acosta-Jamett, G., Contreras, S., Muñoz, P., Briceño, C., Chirgwin, C., & Hernández, F. (2018). Descripción del parasitismo gastrointestinal mediante análisis coprológico en zorro de Darwin, Lycalopex fulvipes (Martin 1837), y güiña, Leopardus guigna (Molina 1782), en isla de Chiloé, Chile. Gayana (Concepción), 82(2), 160-165.
0717-6538
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-65382018000200160
Autor
Chirgwin, Catherine [Univ Mayor, Santiago, Chile]
Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo
Contreras, Sol
Muñoz, Pamela
Briceño, Cristóbal
Hernández, Felipe
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Resumen
We aimed to identify faeces belonging to either Darwin's fox (Lycalopex fulvipes) or kodkod (Leopardus guigna) by using molecular genetic techniques, and to describe and compare the gastrointestinal parasites harbored by both carnivores in Chiloe Island. We found that 60% (25/42) and 88% (28/32) of faeces of Darwin's fox and kodkod had parasite eggs. This study provided the first record of Aspiculuris sp. and trematodes in Darwin's fox and Aspiculuris sp., Trichuris sp., Capillaria sp., Isospora sp. and trematodes in kodkod, which may correspond to either prey- or host-originated parasites.