[HTML][HTML] Keys to the avian Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae)

G Valkiūnas, TA Iezhova - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background Haemoproteus is a sister genus to malaria parasites (Plasmodium), which both
belong to the order Haemosporida (Apicomplexa). Parasites of both genera are flourishing …

Origin and diversity of malaria parasites and other Haemosporida

MA Pacheco, AA Escalante - Trends in Parasitology, 2023 - cell.com
Symbionts, including parasites, are ubiquitous in all world ecosystems. Understanding the
diversity of symbiont species addresses diverse questions, from the origin of infectious …

Explaining prevalence, diversity and host specificity in a community of avian haemosporidian parasites

VA Ellis, X Huang, H Westerdahl, J Jönsson… - Oikos, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Many hypotheses attempt to explain parasite–host associations, but rarely are they
examined together in a single community. For hosts, key traits are the proportion of infected …

Host specificity in variable environments

K Wells, NJ Clark - Trends in Parasitology, 2019 - cell.com
Host specificity encompasses the range and diversity of host species that a parasite is
capable of infecting and is considered a crucial measure of a parasite's potential to shift …

Contrasting drivers of diversity in hosts and parasites across the tropical Andes

SM McNew, LN Barrow, JL Williamson… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Geographic turnover in community composition is created and maintained by eco-
evolutionary forces that limit the ranges of species. One such force may be antagonistic …

Primers targeting mitochondrial genes of avian haemosporidians: PCR detection and differential DNA amplification of parasites belonging to different genera

MA Pacheco, AS Cepeda, R Bernotienė, IA Lotta… - International journal for …, 2018 - Elsevier
Haemosporida is a diverse group of vector-borne parasitic protozoa, ubiquitous in terrestrial
vertebrates worldwide. The renewed interest in their diversity has been driven by the …

Detecting parasite associations within multi-species host and parasite communities

TA Dallas, AL Laine… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding the role of biotic interactions in shaping natural communities is a long-
standing challenge in ecology. It is particularly pertinent to parasite communities sharing the …

Synchronous shedding of multiple bat paramyxoviruses coincides with peak periods of Hendra virus spillover

AJ Peel, K Wells, J Giles, V Boyd… - Emerging microbes & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Within host-parasite communities, viral co-circulation and co-infections of hosts are the
norm, yet studies of significant emerging zoonoses tend to focus on a single parasite …

[HTML][HTML] Parasite spread at the domestic animal-wildlife interface: anthropogenic habitat use, phylogeny and body mass drive risk of cat and dog flea (Ctenocephalides …

NJ Clark, JM Seddon, J Šlapeta, K Wells - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Spillover of parasites at the domestic animal-wildlife interface is a pervasive
threat to animal health. Cat and dog fleas (Ctenocephalides felis and C. canis) are among …

Integrating phylogenetic and ecological distances reveals new insights into parasite host specificity

NJ Clark, SM Clegg - Molecular Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The range of hosts a pathogen infects (host specificity) is a key element of disease risk that
may be influenced by both shared phylogenetic history and shared ecological attributes of …