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A review of the endoparasites of wild House Mice Mus domesticus
Author(s) -
TATTERSALL F.H.,
NOWELL F.,
SMITH R.H.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
mammal review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.574
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2907
pISSN - 0305-1838
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2907.1994.tb00135.x
Subject(s) - house mice , house mouse , trichuris , biology , hymenolepis nana , hymenolepis diminuta , zoology , rodent , taenia , helminths , veterinary medicine , cestoda , ecology , cestode infections , medicine
A tabular checklist of the parasites of wild House Mice Mus domesticus is presented, with data on prevalence rates and geographic location. Parasites most often recorded are: Syphacia obvelata, Taenia taeniformis, Aspiculuris tetraptera, Hymenolepis diminuta and Trichuris maris. The near‐global distribution of House Mice and their ability to survive in a wide range of conditions render House Mouse parasites ideal for the study of environmental influences on parasites and transmission of parasites to new hosts.