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Parasitology, 1989 SummaryMean species richness and diversity of the helminth infracommunity of Apodemus sylvaticus in woodland areas of Co. Down, Northern Ireland, varied in time and space. Variation in infracommunity structure among individual hosts, however, always accounted for more than 60% of the variation in the data from different places or different times ...
Montgomery, S.S.J., Montgomery, Ian
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2015 Concomitant infection with more than one parasite species is the rule in nature. Since co-infecting parasites are exploiting the same host, interspecific interactions at the infracommunity level are likely. The nature of such interactions can be expected
Heike Lutermann +2 more
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Structure of the parasite infracommunity of Sciades proops from the Japaratuba River Estuary, Sergipe, Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2015 The catfish species Sciades proops inhabits muddy estuaries and shallow brackish lagoons, as well as freshwater. For these reasons, it is believed that this species may act as an intermediate, definitive and paratenic host in the life cycle of many ...
R. P. S. Carvallho +4 more
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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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Factors at multiple scales drive parasite community structure. [PDF]
J Anim Ecol, 2023 Beta‐diversity and nestedness may vary with ecological scale, which can reveal important drivers of community assembly and structure. Using parasite communities, the authors demonstrate that failing to account for patterns at one level alters the interpretation of ecological drivers at another.
Brian JI, Aldridge DC.
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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.
Shea SA +4 more
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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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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2021 Haemulids (grunts) represent one of the most diverse families of marine fishes. Even though haemulids are well represented in Mexico along the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts, as well as in the Caribbean Sea, their trematode fauna has been scarcely ...
Marcos N. López-Zacarías +4 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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