Use of Contaminated Habitat and Associated Selenium Uptake Mediate Haemosporidian Parasite Infections in Wild Passerine Birds.

Courtney S Werner, Mary Chapman, Daniel A H Peach, Travis L DeVault, Olin E Rhodes

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. 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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Use of Contaminated Habitat and Associated Selenium Uptake Mediate Haemosporidian Parasite Infections in Wild Passerine Birds.Ecology and evolution · 2026
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Courtney S WernerDepartment of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg Virginia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0442-9811

Mary ChapmanSavannah River Ecology Laboratory University of Georgia Aiken South Carolina USA.

Daniel A H PeachSavannah River Ecology Laboratory University of Georgia Aiken South Carolina USA.

Travis L DeVaultSavannah River Ecology Laboratory University of Georgia Aiken South Carolina USA.

Olin E RhodesSavannah River Ecology Laboratory University of Georgia Aiken South Carolina USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Environmental contamination alters ecological interactions among organisms, including those associated with parasitism. Contaminants can mediate parasitic relationships at multiple scales by changing host vulnerability to infection and disrupting transmission-relevant contacts. The overall effect of contamination on parasitism remains poorly understood, yet the interplay between these stressors has significant implications for animal and human health. We conducted a community-scale field study to evaluate whether trace element contaminants derived from coal combustion residuals and nuclear fission products alter the dynamics of haemosporidian blood parasites, dipteran vectors, and avian hosts in riparian and wetland habitats in South Carolina, USA. We captured 329 individuals of 31 passerine bird species and 195

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PMID41537146

DOI10.1002/ece3.72681

PMCPMC12796830

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