ArticleParasite immunology2015
Beyond mice and men: environmental change, immunity and infections in wild ungulates.
Article in Parasite immunology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effects of life history stage and climatic conditions on fecal egg counts in plains zebras (Equus quagga) in the Serengeti National Park.Parasitology research · 2020Article
- The non-invasive measurement of faecal immunoglobulin in African equids.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2020Article
- Nutrition as an etiological factor causing diseases in endangered huemul deer.BMC research notes · 2020Article
- Outbreak of Peste des Petits Ruminants among Critically Endangered Mongolian Saiga and Other Wild Ungulates, Mongolia, 2016-2017.Emerging infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Leukocyte Profiles Reflect Geographic Range Limits in a Widespread Neotropical Bat.Integrative and comparative biology · 2019Article
- Multiple innate antibacterial immune defense elements are correlated in diverse ungulate species.PloS one · 2019Article
- Investigating Relationships between Reproduction, Immune Defenses, and Cortisol in Dall Sheep.Frontiers in immunology · 2018Article
- Host immunity, nutrition and coinfection alter longitudinal infection patterns of schistosomes in a free ranging African buffalo population.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Article
- Serum biochemistry panels in African buffalo: Defining reference intervals and assessing variability across season, age and sex.PloS one · 2017Article
- Enemies and turncoats: bovine tuberculosis exposes pathogenic potential of Rift Valley fever virus in a common host, African buffalo (Syncerus caffer).Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2015Article
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Abstract
In the face of rapid environmental change, anticipating shifts in microparasite and macroparasite dynamics, including emergence events, is an enormous challenge. We argue that immunological studies in natural populations are pivotal to meeting this challenge: many components of environmental change--shifts in biotic assemblages, altered climate patterns and reduced environmental predictability--may affect host immunity. We suggest that wild ungulates can serve as model systems aiding the discovery of immunological mechanisms that link environmental change with parasite transmission dynamics. Our review of eco-immunological studies in wild ungulates reveals progress in understanding how co-infections affect immunity and parasite transmission and how environmental and genetic factors interact to shape immunity. Changes in bioavailability of micronutrients have been linked to immunity and health in wild ungulates. Although physiological stress in response to environmental change has been assessed, downstream effects on immunity have not been studied. Moreover, the taxonomic range of ungulates studied is limited to bovids (bighorn sheep, Soay sheep, chamois, musk oxen, bison, African buffalo) and a few cervids (red deer, black-tailed deer). We discuss areas where future studies in ungulates could lead to significant contributions in understanding the patterns of immunity and infection in natural populations and across species.
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