ReviewParasitology2014
Host-parasite biology in the real world: the field voles of Kielder.
Review in Parasitology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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- Exogenous amdoparvoviruses (Parvoviridae) in arvicoline voles: the molecular evolution and ecology of a novel host-viral association.PLoS pathogens · 2026Article
- Superspreaders have lower gut microbial alpha-diversity and distinct gut microbial composition in a natural rodent population.Animal microbiome · 2025Article
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- Eco-epidemiological screening of multi-host wild rodent communities in the UK reveals pathogen strains of zoonotic interest.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2022Article
- Parasitic nematodes of the genusParasitology · 2022Article
- The Invasive Bank Vole (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
- High-elevational occurrence of two tick species, Ixodes ricinus and I. trianguliceps, at their northern distribution range.Parasites & vectors · 2021Article
- Linking Zoonosis Emergence to Farmland Invasion by Fluctuating Herbivores: Common Vole Populations and Tularemia Outbreaks in NW Spain.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Review
- Are gastrointestinal parasites associated with the cyclic population dynamics of their arctic lemming hosts?International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2019Article
- Experimental Cowpox Virus (CPXV) Infections of Bank Voles: Exceptional Clinical Resistance and Variable Reservoir Competence.Viruses · 2017Article
- Prevalence and genetic variability of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in wild rodents from the Italian alps.Parasites & vectors · 2017Article
- Translational Rodent Models for Research on Parasitic Protozoa-A Review of Confounders and Possibilities.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2017Review
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- Multihost Bartonella parasites display covert host specificity even when transmitted by generalist vectors.The Journal of animal ecology · 2016Article
- Long-term spatiotemporal stability and dynamic changes in the haemoparasite community of spiny mice (Acomys dimidiatus) in four montane wadis in the St. Katherine Protectorate, Sinai, Egypt.Parasites & vectors · 2016Article
- The generalist tick Ixodes ricinus and the specialist tick Ixodes trianguliceps on shrews and rodents in a northern forest ecosystem--a role of body size even among small hosts.Parasites & vectors · 2015Article
- Immunology in wild nonmodel rodents: an ecological context for studies of health and disease.Parasite immunology · 2015Review
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Abstract
Research on the interactions between the field voles (Microtus agrestis) of Kielder Forest and their natural parasites dates back to the 1930s. These early studies were primarily concerned with understanding how parasites shape the characteristic cyclic population dynamics of their hosts. However, since the early 2000s, research on the Kielder field voles has expanded considerably and the system has now been utilized for the study of host-parasite biology across many levels, including genetics, evolutionary ecology, immunology and epidemiology. The Kielder field voles therefore represent one of the most intensely and broadly studied natural host-parasite systems, bridging theoretical and empirical approaches to better understand the biology of infectious disease in the real world. This article synthesizes the body of work published on this system and summarizes some important insights and general messages provided by the integrated and multidisciplinary study of host-parasite interactions in the natural environment.
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