Shedding light on the parasite communities and diet of the deep-sea shark Deania profundorum (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) (Squaliform: Centrophoridae) from the Avilés Canyon (southern Bay of Biscay). [PDF]
J Fish BiolAbstract Deep‐sea elasmobranchs are less resilient to the increasing scale of anthropogenic impacts such as fisheries, owing to their life‐history traits. The necessity for proper management measures is hampered by the scant knowledge on these taxa and their biology. Here we provide the first comprehensive insight into the parasite infracommunities and
Isbert W +5 more
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Divvying up the pie: Tissue nutrient content is related to its parasite load. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe investigated how the size and composition of parasitic infracommunities are affected by the nutrient content of their infection sites. We expected infracommunities to be dominated by parasites that were stoichiometrically similar to their infection sites. However, we found that parasites, themselves, can vary in nutrient content and that the size of
Stanley A, Valentine S, Narr CF.
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Retroviral Infections Affect Survival and Clutch Size of Female Wild Turkeys. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe investigated the effects of two oncogenic retroviruses, lymphoproliferative disease virus (LPDV) and reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV), on survival and reproduction of wild turkeys in Maine. REV infection reduced female annual survival by nearly half, while LPDV‐infected hens laid fewer eggs, though other reproductive metrics were unaffected.
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2023., 2023 While parasites are ubiquitous across ecosystems, their effects on host energy flow (and thus broader ecological implications) are difficult to quantify and generalize across species. In this study, we estimated host–parasite energy flux to build upon fundamental ecological theory and develop capacity for utilizing this common‐currency approach across ...
Danielle C. Claar +7 more
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Ecological, Molecular, Histopathological and Public Health Implications of Zoonotic Metacercariae Clinostomum complanatum (Rudolphi, 1814) in the Endemic Anatolian Fish, Alburnus escherichii. [PDF]
Vet Med Sci• Clinostomum complanatum metacercariae, which has been reported in 23 fish species worldwide and 12 in Türkiye to date, continues to infect local and endemic fish species and will persist in the future. • Considering that Alburnus escherichii and other fish species in which this parasite has been recorded in Türkiye are used in traditional local ...
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Competition from sea to mountain: Interactions and aggregation in low-diversity monogenean and endohelminth communities in twospot livebearer Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus (Teleostei: Poeciliidae) populations in a neotropical river. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2020 The results of this work suggest that interspecific competition can occur in species‐poor, nonsaturated communities among specialist dominant species. Our analyses suggest also that aggregation is an important factor to determine local richness of parasites in fish populations and that intraspecific aggregation allows the coexistence of species in the ...
Salgado-Maldonado G +7 more
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Ecological Applications, Volume 33, Issue 4, June 2023., 2023 Abstract Foundation species like the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) create complex habitats for organisms across multiple trophic levels. Historic declines in oyster abundance have prompted decades of restoration efforts. However, it remains unclear how long it takes for restored reefs to resemble the trophic complexity of natural reefs.
Christopher S. Moore +4 more
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Within‐host and external environments differentially shape β‐diversity across parasite life stages
Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 92, Issue 3, Page 665-676, March 2023., 2023 The results of this study provide key data for the comparison of community‐level processes where adult and immature stages inhabit vastly different habitats, whether this be parasites (e.g. adult and larval nematodes) or free‐living organisms (e.g. adult and larval amphibians).
Elizabeth M. Warburton +3 more
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