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- Title
Blood differential count and effect of haemoparasites in wild populations of Pyrenean lizard Iberolacerta aurelioi (Arribas, 1994).
- Authors
Martinez-Silvestre, Albert; Arribas, Oscar
- Abstract
Differential cell count in four wild populations of Iberolacerta aurelioi (the smallest and most endangered lizard species found in the Pyrenees) has been studied. Iberolacerta aurelioi has cytological values similar to those described for other lacertid species. Moreover, the survey has detected the presence of haemoparasites genus Haemogregarina in this species. Haemoparasites are very abundant in the population of Mont-Roig, being almost insignificant in Pica d'Estats. The presence of haemoparasites is significantly related to erythroblast occurrence. Results suggest that haemoparasitism in this species stimulates high rates of blood cell regeneration.
- Subjects
HAEMOGREGARINA; PARASITISM; BLOOD cell count; CYTOLOGY; CELL differentiation
- Publication
Basic & Applied Herpetology, 2014, Vol 28, p79
- ISSN
2255-1468
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11160/bah.12007