Different Parasite Faunas in Sympatric Populations of Sister Hedgehog Species in a Secondary Contact Zone
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/60460709:41340/14:66540 RIV/61988987:17310/14:A1501CHH
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114030" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114030</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114030" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0114030</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Different Parasite Faunas in Sympatric Populations of Sister Hedgehog Species in a Secondary Contact Zone
Original language description
Providing descriptive data on parasite diversity and load in sister species is a first step in addressing the role of host-parasite coevolution in the speciation process. In this study we compare the parasite faunas of the closely related hedgehog species Erinaceus europaeus and E. roumanicus from the Czech Republic where both occur in limited sympatry. We examined 109 hedgehogs from 21 localities within this secondary contact zone. Three species of ectoparasites and nine species of endoparasites were recorded. Significantly higher abundances and prevalences were found for Capillaria spp. and Brachylaemus erinacei in E. europaeus compared to E. roumanicus and higher mean infection rates and prevalences for Hymenolepis erinacei, Physaloptera clausa andNephridiorhynchus major in E. roumanicus compared to E. europaeus. Divergence in the composition of the parasite fauna, except for Capillaria spp., which seem to be very unspecific, may be related to the complicated demography of their ho
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EG - Zoology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PLoS ONE
ISSN
1932-6203
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
9
Issue of the periodical within the volume
12
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
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UT code for WoS article
000349128700064
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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