[HTML][HTML] Ecological effects of invasive alien insects

M Kenis, MA Auger-Rozenberg, A Roques, L Timms… - Biological …, 2009 - Springer
A literature survey identified 403 primary research publications that investigated the
ecological effects of invasive alien insects and/or the mechanisms underlying these effects …

[HTML][HTML] Co-invaders: the effects of alien parasites on native hosts

AJ Lymbery, M Morine, HG Kanani, SJ Beatty… - International Journal for …, 2014 - Elsevier
We define co-introduced parasites as those which have been transported with an alien host
to a new locality, outside of their natural range, and co-invading parasites as those which …

Diptera vectors of avian Haemosporidian parasites: untangling parasite life cycles and their taxonomy

D Santiago‐Alarcon, V Palinauskas… - Biological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Haemosporida is a large group of vector‐borne intracellular parasites that infect
amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. This group includes the different malaria …

Evolutionary responses of natives to introduced species: what do introductions tell us about natural communities?

SY Strauss, JA Lau, SP Carroll - Ecology letters, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions dramatically affect the distribution, abundance and reproduction of
many native species. Because of these ecological effects, exotic species can also influence …

Ecology and conservation biology of avian malaria

DA LaPointe, CT Atkinson… - Annals of the new York …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Avian malaria is a worldwide mosquito‐borne disease caused by Plasmodium parasites.
These parasites occur in many avian species but primarily affect passerine birds that have …

Birds and climate change: impacts and conservation responses

JW Pearce-Higgins, RE Green - 2014 - books.google.com
From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can
provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems …

Climate change increases the risk of malaria in birds

LZ Garamszegi - Global Change Biology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Malaria caused by Plasmodium parasites is one of the worst scourges of mankind and
threatens wild animal populations. Therefore, identifying mechanisms that mediate the …

Mitigating amphibian disease: strategies to maintain wild populations and control chytridiomycosis

DC Woodhams, J Bosch, CJ Briggs, S Cashins… - Frontiers in …, 2011 - Springer
Background Rescuing amphibian diversity is an achievable conservation challenge.
Disease mitigation is one essential component of population management. Here we assess …

Introduced avian diseases, climate change, and the future of Hawaiian honeycreepers

CT Atkinson, DA LaPointe - Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, 2009 - JSTOR
The Hawaiian archipelago is isolated in the central Pacific and consists of 7 large islands
and a chain of low coral atolls and small rocky islets that extend in a long arc from Hawaii …

Global phylogeographic limits of Hawaii's avian malaria

JS Beadell, F Ishtiaq, R Covas… - … of the Royal …, 2006 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The introduction of avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum) to Hawaii has provided a model
system for studying the influence of exotic disease on naive host populations. Little is known …