Patterns of host-parasite associations in tropical lice and their passerine hosts in Cameroon

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Alternative codes found
RIV/68081766:_____/20:00525644 RIV/62157124:16270/20:43878711
Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6386" target="_blank" >10.1002/ece3.6386</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Patterns of host-parasite associations in tropical lice and their passerine hosts in Cameroon
Original language description
Coevolutionary processes that drive the patterns of host-parasite associations can be deduced through congruence analysis of their phylogenies. Feather lice and their avian hosts have previously been used as typical model systems for congruence analysis; however, such analyses are strongly biased toward nonpasserine hosts in the temperate zone. Further, in the Afrotropical region especially, cospeciation studies of lice and birds are entirely missing. This work supplements knowledge of host-parasite associations in lice using cospeciation analysis of feather lice (genusMyrsideaand theBrueeliacomplex) and their avian hosts in the tropical rainforests of Cameroon. Our analysis revealed a limited number of cospeciation events in both parasite groups. The parasite-host associations in both louse groups were predominantly shaped by host switching. Despite a general dissimilarity in phylogeny for the parasites and hosts, we found significant congruence in host-parasite distance matrices, mainly driven by associations betweenBrueelialice and passerine species of the Waxbill (Estrildidae) family, andMyrsidealice and their Bulbul (Pycnonotidae) host species. As such, our study supports the importance of complex biotic interactions in tropical environments.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology

Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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