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Parasite counts or parasite incidences? Testing differences with four analyses of infracommunity modelling for seven parasite–host associations
One of the challenges in studies of parasite community ecology is whether the input data for analyses should be parasite abundances/counts, i.e....
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Parasite assemblages of whitemouth croaker, Micropogonias furnieri: comparison between marine and brackish waters from the Argentine Sea
The whitemouth croaker, Micropogonias furnieri , a coastal demersal fish with wide distribution in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean, is a euryhaline...
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Rich but random: parasite communities of snouted treefrog, Scinax fuscovarius (Anura: Hylidae), in Bodoquena Mountains, western Brazil
Hosts represent discrete habitats that contain finite parasite communities, and individual hosts can be used as replicates in parasitism studies,...
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Composition and structure of the parasitic fauna of Hypostomus spp. (Loricariidae: Hypostominae) from a Neotropical river in Brazil
Hypostomus are abundant in Brazilian rivers and streams. In the Ivaí River, the loricariids represent 20.3% of the total species of the basin. Of...
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Strongylids of Domestic Horses in Eastern Slovakia: Species Diversity and Evaluation of Particular Factors Affecting Strongylid Communities
PurposeThis study aimed to examine the species diversity and structure of the strongylid community in domestic horses in Eastern Slovakia. Also, an...
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Temporal variation of metacommunity structure in arthropod ectoparasites harboured by small mammals: the effects of scale and climatic fluctuations
We applied the elements of metacommunity structure (EMS) approach and studied the temporal dynamics of metacommunity structure in arthropod...
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Specific features of parasite communities of Siberian cisco Coregonus sardinella in polytypic water bodies of the polar regions: species richness
The article dwells upon characteristics of the species richness of parasite communities in least cisco Coregonus sardinella Valenciennes in Polar...
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Comparative Analysis of Parasite Load on Recently Established Invasive Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus (Actinopterygii: Centrarchidae) in Europe
PurposeThe aim of this study was the comparative analysis of the parasite communities of new populations of invasive pumpkinseed ( Lepomis gibbosus )...
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Fish endoparasite metacommunity in environments with different degrees of conservation in the western Brazilian Amazon
Parasite communities correspond to the definition of metacommunity, as species interact and disperse within hosts. The present study evaluated...
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Temporal and seasonal variation of metazoan parasites in Pimelodus ornatus (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from the Amazon River, Brazil
This study investigated the influence of temporal and seasonal (i.e., rainy and dry seasons) in communities and infracommunities of metazoan...
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Parasite communities and their ecological implications: comparative approach on three sympatric clupeiform fish populations (Actinopterygii: Clupeiformes), off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fish parasite communities can be directly influenced by characteristics of host species. However, little is known about the host-parasite...
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Infection patterns of helminth community in black rockcod Notothenia coriiceps in West Antarctica over a 6-year term
Patterns of the rockcod Notothenia coriiceps infection with helminths were analysed to understand the dynamics of parasite communities in this...
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First helminthological data on the Iberian adder, Vipera seoanei
The helminth fauna present in the gut contents of Iberian adders, Vipera seoanei (Squamata: Viperidae), were characterised and analysed in respect to...
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Gastrointestinal nematodes in two galliform birds from South Africa: patterns associated with host sex and age
Parasite ecology has recently focused on elucidating patterns and processes that shape helminth communities in avian hosts. However, helminths...
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Diversity and Ecology of Endohelminth Parasites in a Fish Assemblage of an Amazon River Tributary in Brazil
PurposeThis study investigated the diversity and ecology of endohelminth parasites in an assemblage of 15 omnivorous and four piscivorous fish...
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Metazoan parasite infracommunities of the dusky flounder (Syacium papillosum) as bioindicators of environmental conditions in the continental shelf of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
BackgroundWe assessed metrics of the metazoan parasite infracommunities of the dusky flounder ( Syacium papillosum ) as indicators of aquatic...
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Bat-ectoparasitic fly relationships in a seasonally dry tropical forest in Brazil
Bat ectoparasitic flies are hematophagous insects highly specialized to parasitize only bats. Knowledge about how biotic and abiotic factors can...
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Ecological factors sha** the ectoparasite community assembly of the Azara’s Grass Mouse, Akodon azarae (Rodentia: Cricetidae)
Parasites are integral members of the global biodiversity. They are useful indicators of environmental stress, food web structure and diversity....
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Distribution of parasites of slimy sculpin Cottus cognatus Richardson, 1836 (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae) in the Athabasca drainage, Alberta, Canada, and their relation to water quality
The composition and diversity of parasite communities are useful tools to characterise ecosystem health and integrity. Environmental disturbances may...
