Sall-Dramé Rokhaya auteur aut IRD Brouat Carine auteur aut IRD Ba C. T. auteur aut IRD Duplantier Jean-Marc auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access We studied patterns of variation in cestode communities of 3 abundant rodent species that live in sympatry in the Niayes of the Retba Lake, Western Senegal. We evaluated whether the host species have the same parasites and, within host species, whether the variability in parasite community is related to intrinsic (sex, age of the host individual) or extrinsic (habitat, season) factors. Arvicanthis niloticus was parasitized by 2 cestode species, namely Inermicapsifer madagascariensis and the highly dominant Raillietina trapezoides. henna baeri was the only cestode species found in Mastomys erythroleucus, and there was no cestode in M. huberti. Prevalence and abundance levels of cestodes were very high in A. niloticus, especially in adults. Seasonal and habitat effects were found in both cestode communities of M. erythroleucus and A. niloticus. Local host specificity and abundance/prevalence levels suggested variations in the interaction between rodents and cestode intermediate host species among habitats and seasons. specialized 052 080 96 4 675-680 2010 0022-3395 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049053 10.1645/ge-2437.1 0022-3395 [F B010049053] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049053 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2010/09/010049053.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2010-10-01 2017-08-23 fdi:010049053 fre