Tropical bat ectoparasitism in continuous versus fragmented forests: A gap analysis and preliminary meta‐analysis [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Tropical regions are experiencing rapid rates of forest fragmentation, which can have several effects on wildlife, including altered parasite dynamics.
Alexis M Heckley, Daniel J Becker
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Chigger mite (Eutrombicula alfreddugesi) ectoparasitism does not contribute to sex differences in growth rate in eastern fence lizards (Sceloporus undulatus) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Parasitism is nearly ubiquitous in animals and is frequently associated with fitness costs in host organisms, including reduced growth, foraging, and reproduction.
Hailey Conrad +2 more
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Autoclaving Nest-Material Remains Influences the Probability of Ectoparasitism of Nestling Hoopoes (Upupa epops) [PDF]
Biology, 2020 Nest bacterial environment influences avian reproduction directly because it might include pathogenic- or antibiotic-producing bacteria or indirectly because predators or ectoparasites can use volatile compounds from nest bacterial metabolism to detect ...
Mónica Mazorra-Alonso +3 more
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Amblyomma sculptum ticks on a giant otter from the Brazilian Pantanal [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2023 The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is a semiaquatic carnivore and a top predator in the trophic chain, considered a sentinel of freshwater ecosystems. Ticks are common ectoparasites of worldwide distribution and potential vectors of diseases.
Grazielle Soresini +4 more
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The role of southern red-backed voles, Myodes gapperi, and Peromyscus mice in the enzootic maintenance of Lyme disease spirochetes in North Dakota, USA [PDF]
Ticks and Tick-Borne DiseasesLyme disease has expanded into the Great Plains of the USA. To investigate local enzootic transmission, small mammals were trapped in two forested tracts in northeastern North Dakota during 2012 and 2013.
Michael W. Dougherty +7 more
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Volatiles of symbiotic bacterial origin explain ectoparasitism and fledging success of hoopoes [PDF]
Animal MicrobiomeBackground Some parasites use olfactory cues to detect their hosts and, since bacterial symbionts are partially responsible for animal odours, they could influence host parasitism.
Mónica Mazorra-Alonso +5 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2016 A complete understanding of how parasites influence marine ecosystem functioning requires characterizing a broad range of parasite-host interactions while determining the effects of parasitism in a variety of habitats.
Andrea M Quattrini +1 more
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Gastrointestinal helminth infections and ectoparasitism in wild rodents along wildlife-human interfaces in Tanzania [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeBackground: Gastrointestinal parasites pose a significant threat to human and domestic animal health across Africa. Despite numerous studies on ectoparasitism and endoparasitism in small mammals across different regions of the continent, the ecological ...
Venance T. Msoffe +6 more
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Effects of Body Condition and Ectoparasitism on Host–Pathogen Interactions of Heteromyid Rodents [PDF]
PathogensRodents play a significant role in the transmission of zoonotic diseases; anthropization has increased human contact with these animals, vectors of infectious agents. However, the processes driving parasitism of hosts remains poorly understood.
Diana M. Beristain-Ruiz +11 more
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Ectoparasitism of the Flightless Drosophila melanogaster and D. hydei by the Mite Blattisocius mali (Acari: Blattisociidae) [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Predatory mites dispersing by means of insects are often ectoparasites and may use various tactics to get onto the host, counteract its defenses, and diminish its survival. Blattisocius mali is a promising biological control agent which has been reported
Katarzyna Michalska +2 more
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