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Amphibian Strategies Against Attacks by Flies: Host-Specificity and Threats. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Species interactions between Diptera flies and amphibians play a significant role in tropical ecosystems, but their ecology and evolution remain understudied. This review explores the costs flies impose on amphibians, such as pathogen transmission and disruption of communication systems, and highlights the evolutionary strategies employed by both ...
de Campos LLF, Pinho LC, Neckel-Oliveira S, Bernal XE.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Using haematophagous fly blood meals to study the diversity of blood‐borne pathogens infecting wild mammals

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 22, Issue 8, Page 2915-2927, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Many emerging infectious diseases originate from wild animals, so there is a profound need for surveillance and monitoring of their pathogens. However, the practical difficulty of sample acquisition from wild animals tends to limit the feasibility and effectiveness of such surveys.
Solomon Mwakasungula, Virginie Rougeron, Céline Arnathau, Larson Boundenga, Eve Miguel, Anne Boissière, Davy Jiolle, Patrick Durand, Alphonce Msigwa, Sarah Mswata, Ally Olotu, Yvon Sterkers, Benjamin Roche, Gerard Killeen, Frédérique Cerqueira, Paul Yannick Bitome‐Essono, François Bretagnolle, Honorati Masanja, Christophe Paupy, Robert Sumaye, Franck Prugnolle   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polyctenidae (Hemiptera: Cimicoidea) species in the Afrotropical region: Distribution, host specificity, and first insights to their molecular phylogeny

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 10, October 2022., 2022
Polyctenidae bugs are very rare, hematophagous, highly specialized ectoparasites of bats. In this study, we demonstrate the first molecular phylogeny of the family Polyctenidae, showing their phylogenetic relationship with the closely related family Cimicidae.
Tamara Szentiványi, Sándor Hornok, Áron B. Kovács, Nóra Takács, Miklós Gyuranecz, Wanda Markotter, Philippe Christe, Olivier Glaizot   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduced Offspring Viability Is Associated With Long-Term Stability of a Narrow Avian Hybrid Zone. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We investigated hybrid viability in a tropical, avian hybrid zone governed by strong selection on male secondary sexual traits between the white‐collared manakin (Manacus candei) and golden‐collared manakin (M. vitellinus). We assessed putative hybrid fitness by investigating adult survival and hatching success along with a prospective selective ...
Long KM, Braun MJ, Muñoz Abrego A, Jaramillo O, Jones TM, Brawn JD.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Exploring the thermal limits of malaria transmission in the western Himalaya

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 9, September 2022., 2022
Our study promotes new understanding of parasite transmission biology and the importance of accounting for fine‐scale thermal effects in the expansion of the range of the malaria parasite with global climate change. Using two human malaria and five avian vector‐borne parasites, we show that the contrasting thermal environments that can exist across ...
Farhina Mozaffer, Gautam I. Menon, Farah Ishtiaq   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing rates of parasite coinfection and spatiotemporal strain variation via metabarcoding: Insights for the conservation of European turtle doves Streptopelia turtur

Molecular Ecology, Volume 31, Issue 9, Page 2730-2751, May 2022., 2022
Abstract Understanding the frequency, spatiotemporal dynamics and impacts of parasite coinfections is fundamental to developing control measures and predicting disease impacts. The European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) is one of Europe's most threatened bird species.
Rebecca C. Thomas, Jenny C. Dunn, Deborah A. Dawson, Helen Hipperson, Gavin J. Horsburgh, Antony J. Morris, Chris Orsman, John Mallord, Philip V. Grice, Keith C. Hamer, Cyril Eraud, Lormée Hervé, Simon J. Goodman   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex and nest type influence avian blood parasite prevalence in a high-elevation bird community

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background The prevalence of avian haemosporidian parasites and the factors influencing infection in the Colorado Rocky Mountains are largely unknown. With climate change expected to promote the expansion of vector and avian blood parasite distributions,
Marina D. Rodriguez, Paul F. Doherty, Antoinette J. Piaggio, Kathryn P. Huyvaert   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correction: Host specificity and co-speciation in avian haemosporidia in the Western Cape, South Africa. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
An affiliation is missing for the fourth author. Lisa Nupen is affiliated with #1 and with #3 National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
Sharon Okanga, Graeme S Cumming, Philip A R Hockey, Lisa Nupen, Jeffrey L Peters   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Host specificity of Hepatocystis infection in short-nosed fruit bats (Cynopterus brachyotis) in Singapore

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021
Haemosporidians infect a wide diversity of bat genera and species, yet little is known about their transmission cycles or epidemiology. Though several recent studies have focused on the genus Hepatocystis, an Old World parasite primarily infecting bats ...
Dolyce H.W. Low, Alan T. Hitch, Maggie M. Skiles, Sophie A. Borthwick, Erica S. Neves, Zong Xian Lim, Benjamin P.Y-H. Lee, Yvonne C.F. Su, Gavin J.D. Smith, Ian H. Mendenhall   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Presence of Haemosporidia and Flaviviruses in Breeding Prothonotary Warblers (Protonotaria citrea): An Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Trends in Infection Prevalence and Associations with Reproductive Success [PDF]

, 2009
As Neotropical migratory birds, Prothonotary Warblers are exposed to parasites in both tropical and temperate regions and may act as dispersal agents between geographic areas. This study identifies the prevalence of Haemosporidia, West Nile Virus (WNV),
Grillo, Elena
core   +1 more source