Path analyses of cross-sectional and longitudinal data suggest that variability in natural communities of blood-associated parasites is derived from host characteristics …
C Cohen, M Einav, H Hawlena - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Background The parasite composition of wild host individuals often impacts their behavior
and physiology, and the transmission dynamics of pathogenic species thereby determines …
and physiology, and the transmission dynamics of pathogenic species thereby determines …
Dispersal-based versus niche-based processes as drivers of flea species composition on small mammalian hosts: inferences from species occurrences at large and …
C Gibert, GI Shenbrot, M Stanko, IS Khokhlova… - Oecologia, 2021 - Springer
Biological communities may be assembled by both niche-based and dispersal-based (=
historic) processes with the relative importance of these processes in community assembly …
historic) processes with the relative importance of these processes in community assembly …
Regional flea and host assemblages form biogeographic, but not ecological, clusters: evidence for a dispersal-based mechanism as a driver of species composition
BR Krasnov, GI Shenbrot, IS Khokhlova - Parasitology, 2022 - cambridge.org
We used data on the species composition of regional assemblages of fleas and their small
mammalian hosts from 6 biogeographic realms and applied a novel method of step-down …
mammalian hosts from 6 biogeographic realms and applied a novel method of step-down …
Benefits, Costs and constraints of anti‐parasitic grooming in adult and juvenile rodents
Grooming behaviour plays various roles in the health care, reproduction, and social life of an
individual vertebrate. However, the reasons for the variability in time spent grooming …
individual vertebrate. However, the reasons for the variability in time spent grooming …
Droughts may increase susceptibility of prairie dogs to fleas: incongruity with hypothesized mechanisms of plague cycles in rodents
Plague is a reemerging, rodent-associated zoonosis caused by the flea-borne bacterium
Yersinia pestis. As a vector-borne disease, rates of plague transmission may increase when …
Yersinia pestis. As a vector-borne disease, rates of plague transmission may increase when …
Co‐occurrence of ectoparasites on rodent hosts: null model analyses of data from three continents
BR Krasnov, S Matthee, M Lareschi… - Oikos, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We studied patterns of species co‐occurrence in communities of ectoparasitic arthropods
(ixodid ticks, mesostigmate mites and fleas) harboured by rodent hosts from South Africa …
(ixodid ticks, mesostigmate mites and fleas) harboured by rodent hosts from South Africa …
Are ectoparasite communities structured? Species co‐occurrence, temporal variation and null models
BR Krasnov, M Stanko, S Morand - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 We studied temporal variation in the structure of flea communities on small
mammalian hosts from eastern Slovakia using null models. We asked (a) whether flea co …
mammalian hosts from eastern Slovakia using null models. We asked (a) whether flea co …
Host traits, identity, and ecological conditions predict consistent flea abundance and prevalence on free-living California ground squirrels
JE Smith, IB Smith, CL Working, ID Russell… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding why some individuals are more prone to carry parasites and spread
diseases than others is a key question in biology. Although epidemiologists and disease …
diseases than others is a key question in biology. Although epidemiologists and disease …
Variable effects of host characteristics on species richness of flea infracommunities in rodents from three continents
We studied the effect of host gender and body mass on species richness of flea
infracommunities in nine rodent host species from three biomes (temperate zone of central …
infracommunities in nine rodent host species from three biomes (temperate zone of central …
Factors that affect parasitism of black‐tailed prairie dogs by fleas
DA Eads, JL Hoogland - Ecosphere, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) are hematophagous ectoparasites that feed on
vertebrate hosts. Fleas can reduce the fitness of hosts by interfering with immune responses …
vertebrate hosts. Fleas can reduce the fitness of hosts by interfering with immune responses …