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ArticlePeerJ2023

Drought correlates with reduced infection complexity and possibly prevalence in a decades-long study of the lizard malaria parasite

Allison Neal, Joshua Sassi, Anne Vardo-Zalik

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Article in PeerJ, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Long-term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Allison NealNorwich University, Northfield, VT, United States.
Joshua SassiNorwich University, Northfield, VT, United States.
Anne Vardo-ZalikPennsylvania State University York, York, PA, United States.
Norwich University Applied Research Institute · USPennsylvania State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microparasites often exist as a collection of genetic 'clones' within a single host (termed multi-clonal, or complex, infections). Malaria parasites are no exception, with complex infections playing key roles in parasite ecology. Even so, we know little about what factors govern the distribution and abundance of complex infections in natural settings. Utilizing a natural dataset that spans more than 20 years, we examined the effects of drought conditions on infection complexity and prevalence in the lizard malaria parasite

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LizardsMalariaParasitesPlasmodiumAnimalsDroughtsPrevalenceDroughtInfection complexityLizardLong-termMalariaMulti-clonal infectionPrevalence

Identifiers

PMID36860770
PMCPMC9969858
OpenAlexW4321789792

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