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Revista de Biología Tropical
On-line version ISSN 0034-7744Print version ISSN 0034-7744
Abstract
CASTRO, Alfredo; CHINCHILLA, Misael; GUERRERO, Olga M. and GONZALEZ, Ricardo. Especies de Eimeria (Eucoccidida: Eimeriidae) en la rata de milpa Sigmodon hispidus de Costa Rica. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 1998, vol.46, n.2, pp.339-340. ISSN 0034-7744.
Cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) were collected from Ojo de Agua, Alajuela (N=74) and Cañas, Guanacaste (N=29). Feces had 31 E. sigmodontis, nine E. tuskegeensis, eight E. roperi, three E. webbae and two Eimeria sp. This is the first report of these coccidian parasites for Costa Rica.
Keywords : Eimeria; Coccidia; Sigmodon hispidus; prevalence; cotton rat.