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Susceptibility of diverse sand fly species to Toscana virus. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Jancarova M, Polanska N, Thiesson A, Arnaud F, Stejskalova M, Rehbergerova M, Kohl A, Viginier B, Volf P, Ratinier M.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effect of the microbiome on pathogen susceptibility across four Drosophilidae species

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Four Drosophilidae species were used to investigate how variation in the host microbiome influences susceptibility to infection. Microbial composition and abundance differed among species and treatments. The effects of microbiome manipulation on host survival were both species‐ and pathogen‐specific.
Hongbo Sun, Ben Longdon, Ben Raymond
wiley   +1 more source

Exploiting nectar and blood feeding cues and phagostimulants to optimise Attractive Targeted Sugar Baits against a sand fly vector of leishmaniasis. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Castro DP, Genta FA, Rogers ME.
europepmc   +1 more source

Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In this study, we systematically analyzed the utilization patterns of Chinese pangolin burrows by sympatric species in Guangdong Province, China, including differences in species composition using burrow mounds and burrow tunnels. We found that repeated visits to burrows by Chinese pangolin promoted the use of burrows by sympatric species, suggesting ...
Song Sun, Ruirui Mao, Hongliang Dou, Haiyang Gao, Ying Wang, Yaqian Zhang, Fei Wu, Yuanwen Kuang, Zhishu Xiao, Yan Hua   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pilot study to assess the impact of feed-through insecticide on the sand fly density in an endemic area of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Morocco. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Van Bortel W, Benkirane R, Hmidane A, Sunyoto T, Poché R, Poché D, Faraj C, Dierickx Z, Hendrickx R, Smekens T, Caljon G, Hasker E, Cloots K.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

An Overlooked Habitat‐Dependent Link Between Metabolism and Water Loss in Reptiles

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We measured the gas exchange of six lizard and six snake species, under high and low air humidity, and two intriguing patterns emerged. First, although desert species lose less water via evaporation than similar‐sized mesic species under similar conditions, water loss is virtually the same when each is exposed to its natural conditions.
Shahar Dubiner, Shai Meiri, Eran Levin
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative quantification of Leishmania infantum in experimental phlebotomine sand fly infections using kDNA and single-copy Meta-1 gene qPCR assays. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors
Porcelli S, Prudhomme J, Sádlová J, Bečvářová B, Volf P, Depaquit J, Robert-Gangneux F.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Unraveling Occurrence Patterns and Diversity of Avian Malaria Parasites in Iberian Obligate and Facultative Scavenger Birds

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Low overall haemosporidian occurrence (3.4%; 13/383). Unexpected high lineage diversity (10 new host–parasite interactions). Novel Leucocytozoon lineage (GYPBAR01) in all European vultures except the griffon vulture. Plasmodium relictum (lineage SGS1) in adult red kites.
Pilar Oliva‐Vidal, Jaime Muriel, Alfonso Marzal, Grethell Mabel López del Aguila, José María Martínez, Antoni Margalida   +5 more
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Sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) species composition in an area with a recent American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis outbreak in Minas Gerais, Brazil. [PDF]

J Med Entomol
Dias ES, Michalsky ÉM, Rocha MFD, Pereira NCL, Saraiva L, Lara-Silva FO, Silva RAE, Fortes-Dias CL.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond Sexual Selection: Natural Selection Related Camouflage and Thermoregulation Shape Sexual Color Dimorphism in Diploderma Lizards

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Integrating comparative spectrometry, image analysis, and thermal modeling, we reveal that (1) females optimize crypsis via background matching, (2) males prioritize high‐contrast disruptive patterning at a significant thermoregulatory cost (reduced solar heat gain), and (3) habitat‐specific monomorphism in Diploderma slowinskii underscores ecological ...
Yuning Cao, Lin Shi, Yin Qi
wiley   +1 more source