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ArticleParasitology research2019

Comparative mtDNA phylogeographic patterns reveal marked differences in population genetic structure between generalist and specialist ectoparasites of the African penguin (Spheniscus demersus).

C Wessels, S Matthee, M P A Espinaze, C A Matthee

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C WesselsEvolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa.
S MattheeDepartment of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of AgriScience, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa.
M P A EspinazeDepartment of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of AgriScience, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa.
C A MattheeEvolutionary Genomics Group, Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa. cam@sun.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6836-069X
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Abstract

To address factors affecting genetic diversity and dispersal of ectoparasites, we compared mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) population genetic structures of the generalist soft tick Ornithodoros capensis to the more host-specific nest flea Parapsyllus humboldti. A total of 103 ticks and 92 fleas were sampled at five distinct South African island/mainland African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) colonies. With its wide host range, O. capensis showed no evidence of significant cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) mtDNA population differentiation among the five sampling sites (φ

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Genetics, PopulationAnimalsDNA, MitochondrialElectron Transport Complex IVGene FlowGenetic VariationHost SpecificityMitochondriaOrnithodorosPhylogeographySiphonapteraSouth AfricaSpheniscidaeDNA, MitochondrialElectron Transport Complex IVEctoparasiteOrnithodoros capensisParapsyllus humboldtiPopulation structureSouth AfricaSpecialist generalist variation hypothesis

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