Capillaria spp. eggs in Patagonian archaeological sites: statistical analysis of morphometric data
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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103(1): 104-105, Feb. 2008. ilus, tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-478881
ABSTRACT
Discriminant analysis was used to identify eggs of Capillaria spp. at specific level found in organic remains from an archaeological site in Patagonia, Argentina, dated of 6,540 ± 110 years before present. In order to distinguish eggshell morphology 149 eggs were measured and grouped into four arbitrary subsets. The analysis used on egg width and length discriminated them into different morphotypes (Wilks' lambda = 0.381, p < 0.05). The correlation analysis suggests that width was the most important variable to discriminate among the Capillaria spp. egg morphotypes (Pearson coefficient = 0.950, p < 0.05). The study of eggshell patterns, the relative frequency in the sample, and the morphometric data allowed us to correlate the four morphotypes with Capillaria species.
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Main subject:
Ovum
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Capillaria
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Feces
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Argentina
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Argentina
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Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fiocruz/BR
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Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata/AR
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Universidade de Fortaleza/BR
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