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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Establishment of exotic parasites: The origins and characteristics of an avian malaria community in an isolated island avifauna
Ecology Letters, Volume 15, No. 10, Year 2012
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Description
Knowledge of the processes favouring the establishment of exotic parasites is poor. Herein, we test the characteristics of successful exotic parasites that have co-established in the remote island archipelago of New Zealand, due to the introduction of numerous avian host species. Our results show that avian malaria parasites (AM; parasites of the genus Plasmodium) that successfully invaded are more globally generalist (both geographically widespread and with a broad taxonomic range of hosts) than AM parasites not co-introduced to New Zealand. Furthermore, the successful AM parasites are presently more prevalent in their native range than AM parasites found in the same native range but not co-introduced to New Zealand. This has resulted in an increased number and greater taxonomic diversity of AM parasites now in New Zealand. © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/CNRS.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ewen, John G.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Bensch, Staffan
Sweden, Lund
Lunds Universitet
Blackburn, Tim M.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Bonneaud, Camille
France, Moulis
Station D’ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale
United Kingdom, Exeter
University of Exeter
Brown, Ruth
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Cassey, Phillip
Australia, Adelaide
The University of Adelaide
Clarke, Rohan H.
Australia, Clayton
Monash University
Pérez-Tris, Javier
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Statistics
Citations: 82
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01833.x
ISSN:
1461023X
e-ISSN:
14610248
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases