ArticleParasitology research2017
Prevalence of avian haemosporidian parasites is positively related to the abundance of host species at multiple sites within a region.
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- Haemosporidia of grey crowned cranes in Rwanda.Parasitology research · 2022Article
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- Experimental manipulation of cavity temperature produces differential effects on parasite abundances in blue tit nests at two different latitudes.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2021Review
- Increased immune marker variance in a population of invasive birds.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Is it best on the nest? Effects of avian life-history on haemosporidian parasitism.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2020Article
- Effects of forest structure on the interaction between avian hosts, dipteran vectors and haemosporidian parasites.BMC ecology · 2020Article
- Latitudinal gradients of haemosporidian parasites: Prevalence, diversity and drivers of infection in the Thorn-tailed Rayadito (International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2020Article
- Habitat modification and seasonality influence avian haemosporidian parasite distributions in southeastern Brazil.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
Parasite prevalence is thought to be positively related to host population density owing to enhanced contagion. However, the relationship between prevalence and local abundance of multiple host species is underexplored. We surveyed birds and their haemosporidian parasites (genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus) at multiple sites across eastern North America to test whether the prevalence of these parasites in a host species at a particular site is related to that host's local abundance. Prevalence was positively related to host abundance within most sites, although the effect was stronger and more consistent for Plasmodium than for Haemoproteus. In contrast, prevalence was not related to variation in the abundance of most individual host species among sites across the region. These results suggest that parasite prevalence partly reflects the relative abundances of host species in local assemblages. However, three nonnative host species had low prevalence despite being relatively abundant at one site, as predicted by the enemy release hypothesis.
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